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India scraps mandate for preinstalled government cybersecurity app (AAPL:NASDAQ)

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India’s telecom ministry on Wednesday reversed its directive requiring smartphone makers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices.

“Government has decided not to make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers,” India’s communications ministry said in a press statement.

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