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BENGALURU, – Amnesty International has said India’s review of a telecom industry proposal to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on phones for better lawful surveillance was “deeply concerning” and puts data of human rights defenders at risk.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has long pushed telecoms companies to give more precise locations of individuals under investigation.
The telecoms operators say the best way to achieve this would be for the government to order smartphone manufacturers to permanently enable location tracking on phones. Reuters reported on Friday that the government is reviewing that proposal.