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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by ekianjo on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @07:32AM (#46120572)
> Digital ID makes no difference to this whatsoever.

Of course it does. It makes it possible to track exactly where you are and what you are doing. So it pushes the balance of power towards the authorities.

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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by sofixa on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @10:21AM (#46122087)
> It makes it possible to track exactly where you are and what you are doing

No??? What do you imagine, that every single transaction you make, like buying bread, will require a Digital ID? Why on earth would you imagine that?

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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by ekianjo on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @08:31AM (#46134274)
if your digital ID is tied to your phone (which is eventually where things are going), that is exactly what is going to happen. There is no reason that it would stop somewhere in the middle.
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Re:India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app ... by sofixa on Friday December 05, 2025 @07:29AM (#46160387)
Other than common sense and civic duty?

Why would anyone propose, and why would anyone agree to, Digital/Physical ID becoming mandatory for mundane transactions? It doesn't make any sense and it would never fly.

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