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ryujin470 ( ryujin470@fedia.io )  to Technology · 10 months ago

India is ordering Apple and Android phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app

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India is ordering Apple and Android phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app

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ryujin470 ( ryujin470@fedia.io )  to Technology · 10 months ago
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India is ordering Apple and other phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app
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Uninstalling is not an option.
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    • faintwhenfree ( faintwhenfree@lemmus.org ) 
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      What governments should be requiring is, making bootloader unlockable and making firmware for all antennas, camera and buttons public. Realistically I think it’s too much to hope from any government.

      That being said this Sanchar Sarthi app doesn’t look so bad at a glance. Looks like a okay ish attempt at giving population tools to fight identity theft and phishing/scamming with some questionable success. Also the app supposedly doesn’t collect any data.

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        Thought is good, but if life has taught me anything it’s that it’s only a matter of time until someone new takes over and uses it for their nefarious purposes. Forcing it is never a good option, it should be opt in

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          From my dealings with Indian govt, more likely they’ll abandon it at some point. But yes trusting a government is always a difficult task.

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