The push comes as India seeks greater regulatory control over global tech companies. The initiative would require manufacturers to include the government’s GOV.in app store and related apps like BHIM, DigiLocker, VoterID on smartphones sold from India.
Beyond pre-installation, they also requested that their apps be available for download outside the company’s app stores from third-party sources without triggering “untrusted source” warnings.
These are all open-source and don’t track location, right?
Lmao. No. UPI is an open standard I think… Open as in you can apply to use it. It is run via the Reserve Bank of India to ensure safety and validity.
But no. None of these are open source. Location tracking is, I think, not across them all…
UPI apps use it because it’s easier to pinpoint where a payment was made, thus ensuring you can verify the payment receiver. That’s all I understand about it atm.
No and No(For Digilocker)
I mean they are known to be invasive, even trying to ban VPNs so don’t be too surprised lol
Right…?