It sounds and looks really bad, but, India currently is so desperate to ridicule corruption that it's going to any lengths possible, which includes invading people's privacy. Now, I don't know if that's the right thing to do.
Believe it or not, but, there are people who don't like stock android. They want to be able differentiate themselves. Why do you think companies like Xiaomi, vivo, oppo, etc are a huge success.