The Central government has denied a news report by Reuters stating that it is likely to force smartphone makers to permit the removal of pre-installed applications and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, calling it “unfettered creative imagination”. Sharing the report on Twitter, Union Minister of Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the report was “plain wrong” and based on a “lack of understanding” of the ongoing consultations between the government and industry players on mobile security guidelines. 

Sharing the report on Twitter, Union Minister of Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the report was “plain wrong" and based on “lack of understanding" of the ongoing consultations between the government and industry players on mobile security guidelines. 

Sharing the report on Twitter, Union Minister of Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the report was “plain wrong" and based on “lack of understanding" of the ongoing consultations between the government and industry players on mobile security guidelines.