Exclusive: India’s proposal to preload national ID app Aadhaar on phones faced pushback

India privately proposed preloading Aadhaar app on phones in January, facing pushback from smartphone companies.

Source: Reuters (via feed)




India’s government proposed in January that companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google consider pre-installing its biometric identification app Aadhaar on smartphones.

The proposal was communicated privately to the technology firms.

Industry letters show that a group representing smartphone manufacturers opposed the move.

BizTrendWire Insight:

The proposal to preload Aadhaar on phones was presented by the Indian government to major smartphone manufacturers. Industry pushback was documented in response to this proposal.


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