India, Dec. 3 -- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday dismissed privacy concerns over the Sanchar Saathi app, asserting in the Lok Sabha that "snooping is neither possible nor will it ever happen" through the platform.

Responding to Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda's question on alleged surveillance risks, Scindia said the government is open to modifying the ministry's November 28 order that mandates all mobile manufacturers to pre-install Sanchar Saathi on new devices and push it to existing phones through software updates.

"Sanchar Saathi app se na snooping sambhav hai, na snooping hoga," he said, emphasising that the app is designed solely for consumer protection and not for accessing personal messages or data....