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Phony security rules will make India’s phones less safe (jairajdevadiga.com)
submitted 5 months ago by JairajDevadiga@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The Indian government has introduced countless rules supposedly to make smartphone safer. In reality, the rules will make phones less safe, and enable further mass surveillance and authoritarianism.

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[-] org@lemmy.org 9 points 5 months ago

You mean like age verification 😅

[-] BladeFederation@piefed.social 6 points 5 months ago

"Phone-y" I see you OP.

[-] JairajDevadiga@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Thank you! I am glad someone appreciates good word play.

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah the author knows how to use his phonetics.

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Let’s imagine we were born yesterday

That angle was so good! Imma keep that in my pocket if you don't mind

[-] JairajDevadiga@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I am an open source guy. Please feel free to use it as you like. 😄

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Appreciate it!

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

This was a well written article I thought. Insightful.

this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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