Industry objections focus on precedent and proprietary risk: Companies and MAIT argued the proposed standards lack global precedent and could reveal proprietary details, and MAIT said major countries in the EU, North America, Australia and Africa do not mandate such requirements.

Government frames proposals as user data security measures: The proposals are part of efforts to boost security of user data as online fraud and data breaches increase in India’s smartphone market.

Update notification and testing requirements are contested: MAIT said seeking government approval for software updates is impractical because updates need to be issued promptly, and the proposals would give the National Centre for Communication Security the right to test major updates and patches before release.