NEW DELHI: Trai Chairman RS Sharma on Tuesday sought to de-link the regulator's tussle over its anti-spam app with tech giant Apple from its latest tips about information privacy, terming the two as "separate orthogonal issues".
"We are not the persons trying to solve a problem indirectly, what we cannot solve directly...that is certainly not the aim," Sharma informed .
He was requested whether or not Trai's suggestions of yesterday to make stronger the users' hand in controlling personal knowledge would put to rest the rift with Apple.
US primarily based generation titan Apple and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) were engaged in a year-long stand-off on the issue of permitting access to the regulator's anti-spam cellular software.
The Trai app allows users to flag pesky calls and unsolicited messages from telemarketers immediately to the regulator, and Google's Android working gadget in an instant supported the app.
However, Trai has been engaged in a dialogue with Apple to permit the pesky call reporting app on the iOS platform.
On whether or not Trai's tips about privacy, safety and ownership of data within the telecom sector additionally seeks to handle the troubles previously raised by means of Trai within the Apple-related topic, Sharma said these were "separate orthogonal issue".
"In the telecom space, we have given recommendations on ownership, privacy and security of data. It has nothing to do with the other issue you mention," he said.
"We have certainly said that the kind of language used to take user consent is absolutely ridiculous. It needs be multi-lingual, easy to understand and short format...even lawyers cannot understand the language (at times)," he added.
Batting for cover of consumer hobby relating to information and personal knowledge, Trai has favoured that entities getting keep an eye on of data in any form must now not be allowed to use "pre-ticked" containers to achieve consent.
Its suggestions additionally discuss mandating "multilingual, easy to understand, unbiased, short templates of agreements" for all entities within the virtual ecosystem for the good thing about shoppers.
It must be made obligatory for the units to incorporate provisions so that consumer can delete pre-installed packages if he/she so decides, Trai has said, adding that consumer must be capable to download the certified packages at his/her own will and the units must "in no manner restrict such actions by the users".
"Also, many of the application are asking for information which they have no business to ask because the app has no nexus with such information. A torch app asking for contact list and photo? What for? You don't need contact list for them. It is ridiculous. So, I think there has to be some order on this part," Sharma noted.
"We are not the persons trying to solve a problem indirectly, what we cannot solve directly...that is certainly not the aim," Sharma informed .
He was requested whether or not Trai's suggestions of yesterday to make stronger the users' hand in controlling personal knowledge would put to rest the rift with Apple.
US primarily based generation titan Apple and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) were engaged in a year-long stand-off on the issue of permitting access to the regulator's anti-spam cellular software.
The Trai app allows users to flag pesky calls and unsolicited messages from telemarketers immediately to the regulator, and Google's Android working gadget in an instant supported the app.
However, Trai has been engaged in a dialogue with Apple to permit the pesky call reporting app on the iOS platform.
On whether or not Trai's tips about privacy, safety and ownership of data within the telecom sector additionally seeks to handle the troubles previously raised by means of Trai within the Apple-related topic, Sharma said these were "separate orthogonal issue".
"In the telecom space, we have given recommendations on ownership, privacy and security of data. It has nothing to do with the other issue you mention," he said.
"We have certainly said that the kind of language used to take user consent is absolutely ridiculous. It needs be multi-lingual, easy to understand and short format...even lawyers cannot understand the language (at times)," he added.
Batting for cover of consumer hobby relating to information and personal knowledge, Trai has favoured that entities getting keep an eye on of data in any form must now not be allowed to use "pre-ticked" containers to achieve consent.
Its suggestions additionally discuss mandating "multilingual, easy to understand, unbiased, short templates of agreements" for all entities within the virtual ecosystem for the good thing about shoppers.
It must be made obligatory for the units to incorporate provisions so that consumer can delete pre-installed packages if he/she so decides, Trai has said, adding that consumer must be capable to download the certified packages at his/her own will and the units must "in no manner restrict such actions by the users".
"Also, many of the application are asking for information which they have no business to ask because the app has no nexus with such information. A torch app asking for contact list and photo? What for? You don't need contact list for them. It is ridiculous. So, I think there has to be some order on this part," Sharma noted.
'Apple matter, Trai recommendations on data ownership separate issues'
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