> Because Android is open source and each device manufacturer has its own build, it isn't really plausible to have a single backdoor within the core operating system
I doubt they would be asking Google to put in a backdoor. They would be asking the individual device vendors to do so. After all, it is the device vendor, not Google, who has to get the particular phone approved for sale in India.
I doubt they would be asking Google to put in a backdoor. They would be asking the individual device vendors to do so. After all, it is the device vendor, not Google, who has to get the particular phone approved for sale in India.