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Compulsory spyware app to be installed on every Indian citizen's new phone

alecmuffett.com (unverified image) The compulsory Indian spyware app indicates why governments hate secure encrypted messenger applications

Messaging like WhatsApp/Signal is outside of the scope of Android (etc) permissions, so access cannot be granted to spy on such content; messages at rest MAY be protected from surveillance by use o…

(unverified image) The compulsory Indian spyware app indicates why governments hate secure encrypted messenger applications

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this was repealed, about 3 days ago.
get better news sources.
EDIT: here's the source, from 12-03-2025: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-cyber-safety-app-mandate-breach-privacy-main-opposition-party-tells-2025-12-03/
- The news source isn't the issue as the linked story is also 3 days old
  
  the false information is old. do better. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-cyber-safety-app-mandate-breach-privacy-main-opposition-party-tells-2025-12-03/
- O rly?
  
  https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-cyber-safety-app-mandate-breach-privacy-main-opposition-party-tells-2025-12-03/
  
  Sweet! I did wish the opposition had failed. Might've forced more people to care about their privacy and vote for a different government next time.

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