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The government plans to enforce 83 telecom security standards requiring smartphone makers like Apple, Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi to share source code for testing at Indian labs, allow uninstalling pre-installed apps, block background camera/microphone access, enable automatic malware scans, and store logs for 12 months. Pre-release update notifications to authorities are mandated. Aimed at data protection amid rising frauds in 750 million phone market, the rules face industry opposition over proprietary risks and lack of global precedents.