"the Indian government is reviewing a proposal by the telecom industry to require smartphone companies to keep satellite location tracking enabled at all times for better tracking. The report states the Indian government, for years, has been concerned about its agencies not getting precise locations when legal requests are made to telecom operators during investigations, and that's because the telecom firms are limited to using cellular tower data."
"Hence, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, proposed that the government order smartphone makers to activate A-GPS, which uses satellite signals and cellular data. This would require satellite tracking to remain active on smartphones at all times, with no option for users to disable it. Apple, Samsung, and Google opposed this proposal and told the government that always-on satellite tracking should not be mandated."
The Indian government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based A-GPS location tracking enabled at all times. Government agencies reportedly lack precise device locations when legal requests are processed because telecom firms rely on cellular tower data that provides only approximate area coordinates. The Cellular Operators Association of India proposed a mandate for always-on A-GPS to improve location precision. Major device makers including Apple, Samsung, and Google opposed the proposal, arguing that mandating always-on satellite tracking would raise legal, privacy, and national security concerns and constitute regulatory overreach.
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