TRAI to look into mobile apps which ask for blanket access to phone users' information
Mobile apps seeking blanket access to phone users’ information — even if irrelevant to their functions — have come under the lens of TRAI. New Delhi: Mobile apps seeking blanket access to phone users’ information — even if irrelevant to their functions — have come under the lens of TRAI, which will start consultation on data privacy and security in the telecom sector, according to a top official. The TRAI chief declined to specify whether the consultation would result in norms or regulations around data privacy and security, saying it is “premature”. Consequently, people’s data are continuously being used by “rogue apps” with consumers having no effective legal remedy, Duggal claimed, adding that Indian laws must therefore stipulate cyber security parameters for mobile apps.
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