[governance] GPS mandatory on all mobile phones to be manufactured in India.

[Sivasubramanian M]

The government of India today made it mandatory for all mobile phone makers
to install GPS chip sets in handsets from 2018

https://twitter.com/CNBCTV18News/status/724611179956436992

Is this right from a privacy point of view?  Also, while in enhances the
ability of Governments to track the movements of its citizens, it exposes
the mobile user to severe security risks, as the GPS data is accessible and
usable by a multitude of mobile applications, so the whereabouts of a
mobile phone user is easily tracked by criminals as well.

Sivasubramanian M





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