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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by croes on Monday December 01, 2025 @03:28PM (#46112754)
> I abhor any decision that robs even a grain of my individual freedom.

Living in a society already means giving up more than a grain of personal freedom.

Try entering a store naked.

The real deal is the balance between loss and gain

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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by eptcyka on Monday December 01, 2025 @03:30PM (#46112777)
Ye, and this move is not balanced.
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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by croes on Monday December 01, 2025 @04:11PM (#46113278)
They take more than a grain and the gain is debatable
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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by derac on Monday December 01, 2025 @09:34PM (#46116716)
Is HN really so libertarian that this basic fact of being a part of the social contract is downvotable?

I'm strongly against surveillance like this, but saying you won't give up a grain of freedom is not realistic.

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