Comment on India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphonesComments−boltzmann649moThis is the standard playbook. And the gov just pulled a switcheroo:Policy that is hard to pass: SIM binding for all messenger apps and automatic log out every 6 hours for desktop apps.Even more egregious policy: Pre-install spyware that cannot be disabled.Withdraw the egregious policy on outrage, and people think they have won the battle.
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This is the standard playbook. And the gov just pulled a switcheroo:
Policy that is hard to pass: SIM binding for all messenger apps and automatic log out every 6 hours for desktop apps.
Even more egregious policy: Pre-install spyware that cannot be disabled.
Withdraw the egregious policy on outrage, and people think they have won the battle.