Sanchar Saathi not spy app: Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Amid concerns that installing the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones could lead to possible snooping, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday reiterated in Parliament that it “is neither possible nor will it happen.”

His statement came in response to a question by Congress Lok Sabha MP Deepender Hooda. Scindia said the app was meant for the protection of people. “Sanchar Saathi app se na snooping sambhav hai, na snooping hoga (Snooping is neither possible nor will happen with the Sanchar Saathi app),” he said.

Hooda had asked about the possibility of the app having access to personal data even after its removal from the phone. Scindia said if a consumer had not been registered on the app, then the app would not be operational and one could also delete the app.