“While Google’s Android supports our Do-Not-Disturb ( DND ) app, Apple has just been discussing, discussing, and discussing. While data privacy and data security are very important issues, there is also a fundamental issue about data ownership over here.”Sharma said that it is the customer who should have the last right over the data that he or she is generating. “It is not Apple’s data, it is not the data of a telephone manufacturer. My call logs or my SMS data cannot be the data of the device manufacturer.”He also questioned how Apple was sharing its iCloud data with social media giants such as Facebook. “The issue could also involve Trai’s app not meeting some technology protocols of Apple,” said a source in the know of the development.

Source: Economic Times August 07, 2017 22:30 UTC