India demands smartphone makers install a government app on every handset

[Captain Awesome]

 

[Wrecker4923]

I think the article mentioned the "requirement" to make it uninstallable. Also, some data collections are technically possible; what they label as "facts" are just promises that governments with no solid checks and balances can break at any time. Look at the "norms" in some countries, and you can see that they can be broken when the conditions are right; even laws written in the "highest" law of the land don't seem sufficient to check government powers.

It's good to be wary of our own governments, regardless of the sweet whispers they offer.

 

[Parkinsond]

I think the article mentioned the "requirement" to make it uninstallable. Also, some data collections are technically possible; what they label as "facts" are just promises that governments with no solid checks and balances can break at any time. Look at the "norms" in some countries, and you can see that they can be broken when the conditions are right; even laws written in the "highest" law of the land don't seem sufficient to check government powers.

It's good to be wary of our own governments, regardless of the sweet whispers they offer.

Me reading governmental statements in news

 

[rashmi]

"Sau mein se assi beimaan, phir bhi mera desh mahaan!" ("Eighty percent are corrupt, yet my country is still great!")

The app will either stop updating or become a tool for surveillance. The ruling party wants to stay in power through corruption and manipulation. They don't care about the people's suffering. People call the ruling party's face "Feku" (Bluffer) and the opposition's "Pappu" (Dimwit). Feku has been vacationing, lying, and causing religious unrest. Pappu has been ineffective. Both act like show monkeys, not country representatives. People have endured Feku's decade of lies and corruption. Now, they want Pappu to see if he can bring change.

 

[ForgottenSeer 116559]

It sets a risky precedent, no doubt. Whatever the functionality, once the government has mandated pre-installed software on our personal devices, they've already gotten their foot in the door, so to speak. It's a government's job to sell whatever policies it wills to the people—even if the legality is questionable or they amount to administrative overreach.

I say this as a citizen of a country with an exceptionally large, powerful government.