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[Shubham @ShubhamGhule07]

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More bad news for mobile phone users in India (after SIM binding): Our government is mandating a government app (sanchar saathi) on every new phone, permanently, Reuters reports.

Will be pushed to your phone via OTA. New smartphones need to have it. Users cannot delete it. This is a first. India has never before required an unremovable state app on every device. Russia does btw, with its MAX Messenger (started September 2025).

A few comments regarding this:
1. Sanchar Saathi is a lost phone tracker, but if it gets embedded with no possibility of removal, it becomes a government tracker on your device.

IF the government is allowed to get away with this, what’s next? A mandatory digital ID app? Digiyatra forcefully installed on each device? An app that disables VPNs or tracks your app and browser history? An app that sends copies of your messages to the government once a month?

Once the OS layer is opened to the state, it doesn’t close.

2. Legally, one can argue that your mobile phone is your personal space, and this is an invasion of your personal space.

It’s where we have our most private conversations. Exchange sensitive information with people we trust.

How do we know this app isn’t used to access files and messaging on our device, which is unencrypted on device? Or a future update won’t do that? This is clearly an invasion of our privacy.

3. Remember how the government exempt itself from much of the Data Protection Law. This explains why.

The Data Protection Law will make private companies more accountable and the Indian government less accountable.

4. Bloatware is already an issue with some phones (It’s why I don’t use Samsung). Now there’s more, and this time the government is forcing bloatware. I guess we’ll all have to root our phones now. When you buy a phone with bloatware, you're choosing to buy it with bloatware. This is different.

5. The way things work with India’s Department of Telecom, there was no public consultation, the order wasn’t disclosed. Just forced. This is dictatorial in nature. If they get away with this, more will follow.

[Shubham @ShubhamGhule07]

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Divan: There is no question of imposing these exams if you value the right to life.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Divan: On 29 April, confirmed cases was 1137. You couldn’t hold the exams then. How would you have them now ? With lakhs of cases. The pandemic is only increasing in intensity.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Divan: There is no dispute to the power, but once you have a disaster going on where you’ve elevated the right to life, you cannot have an authority coming in and saying that they will dilute the restrictions !

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Divan: Have a look at Sec. 6. For the prevention of disaster and for “mitigation”. This is for prevention of spread and therefore, some measures must be taken. Now, see Sec. 10.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Justice Shah interrupts Divan to tell him they’ve read it.

Divan requests the Bench to take up the Disaster Management Act and to read the Preamble of the Act.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Divan: Now we have a letter and a PIB Press Release, as well as the affidavit of the Central Govt.

Divan refers to the instructions and how the guidelines of the MHA cannot be diluted under any circumstance. @anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC

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Divan: Here, they recognise that if there are State Govt. guidelines, they must adhere to them. @anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Divan: But, can it be done now ? If they couldn’t do it in May, then they certainly can’t do it in the month of July.

Divan now refers to an Office Memorandum. @anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

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Divan: Nowhere does the UGC state that there has been an improvement in the health system or if there’s a new containment method. In normal situations, they can say that 31 Sept is the last day.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

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Divan: The UGC Revised Guidelines say that in view of the prevailing situation, the health of the students need to be kept in mind and must be given paramount importance.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

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Divan: What the Central Govt. saying on 29 June 2020 ? Guidelines for phase reopening (Unlock 2). Activities that won’t be permitted include schools, colleges and coaching institutions. @anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

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Divan: The Universities need to confer with the local authorities before taking a call. If it’s possible, it’s possible. If not, why go ahead ?

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

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Divan: The Universities need to keep the local situation at mind before deciding to conduct the exams. The government here wants to say that “we are leaving it to the students and the Universities”.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

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Divan: As per the notifs in Maharashtra, it is stated that the number of cases is increasing terribly. There are colleges in some States which have been taken over for quarantine facilities.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Divan: Many students have taken admission in other universities. I am trying to show you the perspective of the students.

@anubha1812 #StudentsInSCForJustice #31StudentsInSCAgainstUGC @advocate_alakh