▲ 536 ▼ A compulsory mandated app installed on every Indian citizen's new phone (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 9 months ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.livemint.com/news/india/if-you-don-t-want-jyotiraditya-scindia-says-sanchar-saathi-app-is-optional-amid-strong-opposition-protests-11764659707854.html
[–] artyom@piefed.social 21 points 9 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Bet you are going to have the app installed and scanned for every government service you want to use (including leaving the country). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) Maybe but that is yet another problem that GOS won't solve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 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? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago User profiles is an AOSP feature. It's not exclusive to GOS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Bet you are going to have the app installed and scanned for every government service you want to use (including leaving the country). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) Maybe but that is yet another problem that GOS won't solve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 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? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago User profiles is an AOSP feature. It's not exclusive to GOS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) Maybe but that is yet another problem that GOS won't solve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 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? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago User profiles is an AOSP feature. It's not exclusive to GOS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 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? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago User profiles is an AOSP feature. It's not exclusive to GOS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago User profiles is an AOSP feature. It's not exclusive to GOS. permalink fedilink source parent
