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   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,