Digital Security: Govt considering creation of app-certification agency

The government is planning to create an app-certification or rating agency on lines of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which will help users get key details about an application like its creators, key features and how it uses or processes user’s data or even stores it.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is working on creating a security roadmap for the digital infrastructure in the country, which is part of government’s programme to create a $1-trillion digital economy. The DoT is at present deliberating with various stakeholders including private players on how to move ahead in this direction, a source said.