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A compulsory mandated app installed on every Indian citizen's new phone (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[+] 83 points 9 months ago (21 children)
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  • [–] 78 points 9 months ago (13 children)

    No phone it is then...

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  • [–] 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 16 points 9 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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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    no phones = you cannot create a bank account

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 6 points 9 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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