India pulls order to pre-install government app on smartphones following uproar
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The Indian government has scrapped an order which gave manufacturers 90 days to pre-install a state-backed security app on all new smartphones. The move came following a huge public outcry and resistance from tech firms. Yuka Royer speaks with Nikhil Pahwa, a digital policy analyst in New Delhi, about what the app – which is still available albeit no longer mandatory – is intended for and why there was so much concern about what it could potentially do.
Also on the show, we look at the runaway success of "Zootopia 2" in China. Despite the declining popularity of foreign films in the country, and ongoing US-China trade tensions adding more headwinds to Hollywood producers, Disney's animal police comedy broke box office records, accounting for 95 percent of all cinema tickets sold over the opening weekend.
