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If the Central Government implements these two steps, then the identity and location of every phone will no longer be foreign but will become completely Indian. If this change is implemented then every fraud from stolen phone to fake IMEI will now be caught within minutes. The need of the hour is to make Sanchar Saathi and NavIC the default in the phone.
The Government of India is continuously working rapidly on major changes in digital security. There are many steps related to digital security which the country needs at this time. The first of which is to make Sanchar Saathi the default app in every new smartphone and the second is to make India’s indigenous GPS NavIC mandatory in all phones, but looking at the current cyber environment, this does not seem to be just a government preparation. This is a step which has now become mandatory for the security of the country.
What is Sanchar Saathi?
Sanchar Saathi- Actually, it is the most direct and quickest weapon against cyber crime. Making Sanchar Saathi the default on every phone will be a direct attack on mobile fraud and cyber crime. Stolen phones, changed IMEI and fake mobile connections have created a huge network of cyber crime in India.
In such a situation, the communication partner being in the phone by default means that the stolen phone will go out of the network as soon as it is switched on. There will be a huge reduction in fraud calls, WhatsApp scams, UPI fraud. Apart from this, police and agencies will get help in real-time tracking. Fake mobile connections will be automatically identified.
What will change with NavIC?
NavIC- Time to free location data from foreign systems. Till now India has been dependent on American GPS, but in changing times, location data has become not a convenience but a part of national security. It is important to make NavIC the default so that the location data remains in India’s system and does not go abroad. Police, army and disaster agencies will get meter-level accuracy. Drones, delivery, transport and every sector will get reliable location.
Digital sovereignty will be strengthened
This will strengthen the digital sovereignty of the country. From users to national security, defaulting to NavIC is a long-term safety plan. Both steps together will take India’s digital security to a new level. If both Sanchar Sathi and NavIC become default, the benefits to India will increase manifold. For example, the entire market of stolen phones will end. Reduction in cyber fraud by 50–70%, location of criminals can be traced within minutes and dependence on foreign GPS or foreign companies will end.
India will have 100% control over digital security. This step is not just a technology improvement, but a decision to strengthen India’s digital boundaries, but with big changes will also come some big threats. Like new questions on privacy, having a default app can increase the concern of surveillance. Brands like Apple, Samsung may object to such rules. Apart from this, phones can also be expensive.
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