New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras has developed a Made in India Mobile Operating System to meet the security requirements. As a contribution towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the operating system, ‘BharOS’ can benefit India’s 100 crore mobile phone users. IIT Madras conducted a press conference today, January 19 to announce the Indian mobile operating system.
‘BharOS Service’ is currently being provided to organizations that have stringent privacy & security requirements where users handle sensitive information requiring confidential communications. The OS is developed by JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), which has been incubated by IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation.
The Indian operating system, BharOS has significant features like BharOS No Default Apps (NDA) which enables users to use the apps they are familiar with or they trust. Additionally, this approach allows users to have more control over the permissions that apps have on their device, as they can choose to only allow apps that they trust to access certain features or data on their device, stated IIT Madras.
BharOS provides access to trusted apps from organization-specific Private App Store Services (PASS). A PASS provides access to a curated list of apps that have been thoroughly vetted and have met certain security and privacy standards of organizations.
IIT Madras director Professor V Kamakoti said, “BharOS Service is a Mobile Operating System built on a foundation of trust, with a focus on providing users more freedom, control, and flexibility to choose and use only the apps that fit their needs. This innovative system promises to revolutionise the way users think about security and privacy on their mobile devices.”
