Regulators in India aren't pleased with Apple's refusal to approve a government-led anti-spam application for iOS devices. This refusal has "infuriated" regulators and the government appears interested in forcing Apple to comply. The app would let users report calls and texts to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Because the app would require access to call logs, which third-party apps aren't allowed to have, Apple has rejected it on privacy grounds.
Raw Sewak Sharma, chairman of the regulatory agency, has suggested Apple could be forced into cooperating.
The regulator is currently seeking public and stakeholder comments on a consultative paper on users' control over their personal information and rules on the flow of data through telecommunications networks. The process, scheduled to be completed in September, could eventually lead to new rules governing user data. That could also become part of the telecom licensing process, Sharma said.- Bloomberg
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