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India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app

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Post by chloeburbank »

nbsande wrote: post #188

> With more than 5 million downloads since its launch, the app has helped block more than 3.7 million stolen or lost mobile phones, while more than 30 million fraudulent connections have also been terminated. I might be reading this wrong but these numbers seem very weird. Did more than half the people who downloaded the app block a stolen phone? And did each person who downloaded the app terminate 6 fraudulent conne…

It's not rare to have multiple phone numbers registered to a person's name fraudulently in India. Therefore, in this aspect the app will list out all the connections under the user's Aadhar (Indian Digital ID).

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Post by sbmthakur »

profsummergig wrote: post #210
MonkeyClub wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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From what I know, religions except Christianity and Islam are generally grouped under Hinduism for most things(marriage law for instance) and by default you're considered a Hindu(you can't be officially an atheist).

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Post by satvikpendem »

bfg_9k wrote: post #264
satvikpendem wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You shouldn't, I agree with you, but what's the solution that works for everyone, not just the tech literate?

There doesn't need to be a solution that works for everyone. It doesn't matter how many barriers you put in place, people will always get scammed - so don't punish the other capable 85%.

You mean the capable 15%, not 85% as again users are dumb. That's why governments will always cater to the majority.

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Post by ridiculous_leke »

0x5FC3 wrote: post #263
desi_ninja wrote: post #241

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He has been the PM For last 11 years. Your so called labelling doesn't stand scrutiny. India is prospering, with problems, but prospering for every religion sect and culture

How does being in power erase the past?

It doesn't. But judicial scrutiny under a government clearly opposed to him does clear the mislabelling. And how does it even help the discussion here?

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Post by reactivematter »

How is it different from preloading apps like Netflix, GMail and other shady apps for profits that collects a lot of data.

Considering India's low literacy, having a state owned cyber safety app shouldn't be much of an issue. It's not like a backdoor, but safety of citizens, which is the prime mandate of a sovereign state.

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Post by cheema33 »

SanjayMehta wrote: post #238
MonkeyClub wrote: post #155

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> I'm shocked India is currently run by a nationalist regime headed by the so called "butcher of Gujarat"[1], there isn't much that would shock me wrt to that lot's totalitarian tendencies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Narendra_Modi

This allegation was dismissed by the Supreme Court completely after years of investigation.

Is the Supreme Court completely impartial in India? Is so, then this is credible.

At least in the US, the Supreme Court is anything but impartial. Judges typically vote along party lines.

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Post by cheema33 »

reactivematter wrote: post #317

How is it different from preloading apps like Netflix, GMail and other shady apps for profits that collects a lot of data. Considering India's low literacy, having a state owned cyber safety app shouldn't be much of an issue. It's not like a backdoor, but safety of citizens, which is the prime mandate of a sovereign state.

> It's not like a backdoor, but safety of citizens, which is the prime mandate of a sovereign state.

This sounds great in theory. But in practice this sort of thing is rife for abuse. Say, I have complete control over what this app installed on your phone does in the background. And you were my political opponent. Would you trust me to not use this backdoor into your phone to my advantage?

Apps like Netflix, GMail are not forced on users by a govt. It is an open marketplace. Users have options. They are free to buy phones that do not have those apps pre-installed.

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