Explore the controversy surrounding the Indian government's demand for smartphone source code access and its implications for ...
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The standoff over access to source code

Source code needs a plain explanation. It is not your messages, photos, or contacts. It is the instruction manual that engineers write to tell a phone how to function. Access to source code is access ...
A report claimed that Govt has proposed new phone security requirements Govt said it is consulting stakeholders to create ...
The government has proposed that smartphone makers share source code with it and make software changes on security ground.
Faisal Kawoosa, Founder of analyst firm TechArc, was categorical about the industry’s likely response. “Source code is ...