India’s government denies it plans to demand smartphone source code

India’s IT ministry refuted a Reuters report alleging new mandates for smartphone source code access and advance notification of major updates, stating it is instead engaging in ongoing stakeholder consultations to develop mobile security standards; the piece places this denial within India’s pattern of proposing and later softening tech regulations, underscoring both the need to secure over a billion users and the practical challenges of imposing stringent requirements on global manufacturers.