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Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours ago

A compulsory mandated app installed on every Indian citizen's new phone

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A compulsory mandated app installed on every Indian citizen's new phone

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Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours ago
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https://www.livemint.com/news/india/if-you-don-t-want-jyotiraditya-scindia-says-sanchar-saathi-app-is-optional-amid-strong-opposition-protests-11764659707854.html

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    10 hours ago

    Just wait until they fine you for noncompliance

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      10 hours ago

      No phone it is then…

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        no phones = you cannot create a bank account

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        6 hours ago

        They seem to have plans for those types too.
        Withdrawing cash is going to be taxed.

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          What does withdrawing cash have to do with owning a phone?

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            If you have a smartphone, you get to use UPI (United Payments Interface).
            If you don’t, you are basically limited to a certain amount of free withdrawal per month, which is set to prevent getting an outcry from BPL (below poverty line) people, which would otherwise be bad for elections.

            I was considering pushing for open source UPI apps for Linux devices (and providing my services for development), to reduce India’s reliance on Google and Android but considering recent events, I believe that is not really going to align with the Government’s plans.

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              5 hours ago

              Aah you talking India specific, I was talking from a European perspective given the context of the posts I replied to originally.

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        8 hours ago

        This was my exact thought. I remember the 90s.

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          We had 10¢ pay phones back then though.

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            3 hours ago

            Everyone had landlines too. Ya, very different times.

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        9 hours ago

        Basically :/

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      In the dwindling amount of phones that will allow you to install GOS on them?

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        GOS has partnered with an OEM so we may end up with GOS on more phone models.

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      Nah, they’re mostly just going to endlessly harass you for it and wait for you to bribe them.
      They will randomly send dacoits in uniform to beat you up and jail you and make it harder for you to earn a living until they get their birthright bribes.

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      8 hours ago

      Use a tablet with a MiFi router. The hostile network starts there.

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      7 hours ago

      fine imprison

      FTFY

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