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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by hexbinencoded on Saturday October 03, 2020 @01:07PM (#24673313)
You're confused. India has a populist, nationalist authoritarian who will stop at nothing to remodel the country somewhere between China and Nazi Germany.

The Indian government can block all other app stores, require app developers and mobile OSes install spyware SDKs and turn over data about their users, and ban encryption. Then, the "subversives," academics, and journalists can be rounded-up.

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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by jagannathtech on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:50PM (#24676412)
You are the one who is confused here with all the fear mongering. With such a huge democratic country like India with all the decades old entrenched power centres one doesn't get to power just by getting elected to office.
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