Ai+ commits Rs 100 crore to smartphone security programme

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Ai+ has launched Project Trust+, committing Rs 100 crore over five years to improve smartphone security through community testing. The company will spend Rs 20 crore annually and invite ethical hackers, independent security researchers and developers to test its devices, challenge its security systems and find vulnerabilities before they affect consumers.

Ai+ says the initiative will go beyond a standard bug bounty programme by creating an open testing ecosystem. CEO Madhav Sheth said transparency and collaboration would help build trust. The move follows a recent controversy involving Indian creators and concerns about Ai+ devices and security claims, according to Hindustan Times. The programme’s impact will depend on how openly Ai+ responds to reported flaws.

The Indian Opinion

The easy story is that a large pledge proves Ai+ has fixed its security concerns. It has not. The opposite claim, that the initiative is merely public relations, is also unproven. The useful test is practical: will independent researchers receive fair access, prompt responses and clear disclosures when they find defects? Ai+ should publish the number of reports received, fixed and still open. Those figures will show whether Rs 100 crore buys safer phones or just better messaging.

Source: hindustantimes.com

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