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The real question is, after this all dies down, will these apps be repurposed and become the new normal?
by ferros 6y ago
The real question is, after this all dies down, will these apps be repurposed and become the new normal?
- arpa 6y agoYou betcha!
- eklavya 6y agoHow much would you be willing to bet on this?
- arpa 6y agoAll the historical data of governments taking "emergency powers" and not letting them go afterwards.
- eklavya 6y agoLet me rephrase, how much are you willing to bet that this app will be mandatory to be installed after the Covid crisis is over?
- arpa 6y agoI am not a gambler, but let's say $5 if you really wish to get money involved. Or a bottle of scotch.
- plinkplonk 6y ago(I am Indian and live in India fwiw) How about 10k Rs to be donated to the winner's favorite charity? How about 1 January 2022 as a settlement date? If the app is still mandatory on that date, I win, else you do.
- eklavya 6y agoI will gladly take you up on that :) Bonus that whoever wins, money goes to a charity too.
- plinkplonk 6y agoDone!
- 0xmohit 6y ago"Never waste a crisis."
- NewLogic 6y agoSomething, something, Patriot Act
- bhargav 6y agoI don’t disagree with you. What are some historical instances of this that I can read up on?
- arpa 6y agoThe most significant, perhaps, was the aftermath of Reichstag fire [1]. What happened after that, we all know. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire
- namibj 6y agoFrance having declared a state of emergency like 2+ years ago, and not lifting it until COVID-19 made it even less questionable to the public?
- 0xmohit 6y agoYes, that is the plan. > Registering on Aarogya Setu will be mandatory for all new smartphones before they can be set up and used, government sources told News18 earlier today. According to officials with knowledge of the matter, the government of India is making it mandatory for all new smartphones to be sold in India post lifting of the lockdown to not just have the app as a pre-installed service, but also ensure that individuals register on it and set it up, before beginning to use their new smartphones. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/aarogya-setu-registration-will-be-mandatory-to-setup-new-phone-govt-sources-2599197.html https://www.news18.com/news/tech/aarogya-setu-registration-w...
- wtmt 6y agoI’m sure the app will be turned into the new “Healthy India” app with some name in Hindi that praises the Prime Minister and add many more “services” to entangle more people in its dragnet surveillance scheme.