‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, December 18, 2019 10:26 PM, Harish Prasanna <harishperfect@gmail.com> wrote:
Sighhh.. My friends in India claim that the internet shutdown is good as it prevents fake news and propaganda from spreading. Especially with a toxic whatapp sharing culture in India, naive ones will believe and add more fuel to the fire. Texting/SMS is also shutdown. The govt., imposed a 2 day shutdown ending on Monday. But the ban is still not lifted. And it is just month 6 of the newly re-elected government. Sighhh..
we know what comes next: - for safety, end to end encryption is denied; only *approved* communication channels allowed! - national security demands you install government software on your devices. this is for your safety! - by the way, foreign companies are a threat and not trusted. only domestic service providers allowed! etc, etc. plenty of time to hit authoritarian bingo in the years ahead... ~_~; best regards,