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[+] witty_username@feddit.nl 83 points 10 months ago (21 children)

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 78 points 10 months ago (13 children)

No phone it is then...

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[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

We had 10¢ pay phones back then though.

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[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Everyone had landlines too. Ya, very different times.

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 14 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 16 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

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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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

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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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago

Don't they also have some NFC payment stuff there too?
Though that's probably connected to the debit/credit card and not really a separate interface.

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[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

no phones = you cannot create a bank account

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

Monero it is then

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[–] helix@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

They'll make you pay taxes.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

That's fine.

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[–] jof@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Basically :/

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

Which one?

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago

They aren't saying atm.

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago

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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[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

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

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

~~fine~~ imprison

FTFY

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Time to go to GrapheneOS folks

I mean, it has been, for a long time, but this is not why. According to the article you can simply uninstall the app.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Bet you are going to have the app installed and scanned for every government service you want to use (including leaving the country).

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe but that is yet another problem that GOS won't solve.

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[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Could I not just set up another profile in GOS with this app installed and switch to that profile when it's needed?

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago

User profiles is an AOSP feature. It's not exclusive to GOS.

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[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

I've read about it in three different places this morning, I don't live in India. I thi I it's hit "world headlines"

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

BBC had an article this morning. I follow them for a different perspective on North American news.

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[–] jimbroof@lemmy.zip 8 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

Can't speak for Europe but the USA already has this, only instead of a playstore app it's a collection of backdoors and hacking tools, and they're installed without our knowledge or consent by military intelligence institutions.

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[–] jof@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes I watched a few videos about the NSA’s hacker group, TAO, and how they exploited backdoors and zero day exploits like crazy but without our knowledge. Went unknown for some 15 years til Snowden blew the whistle.

Scary stuff man.

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[–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It absolutely hit world headlines way before you commented... I had seen it multiple times from several sources before this thread was made. From local (I'm Swedish) news, global news (grounded and kagi news), youtube and mastodon (links to MSM articles about it).