India is proposing requiring smartphone makers to share their source codes with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/12/tech/india-smartphone-source-code-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #india #smartphone #tech #privacy #apple #samsung #google #xiaomi #narendramodi
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@thejapantimes Interesting. Maybe the #eu should do the same. Except we should not only fully open source phone software to the government, but to the users too.
As long as we find it a good thing that people are allowed to be able to look under the hood of a car they might buy, similarly, they should be able to see what their phones are actualy doing.
Or is that a weird thing to ask?
