“It’s secure”
Like Aadhar? Ffs. There is a concept of “toxic data” ie data that is so highly sensitive it represents a problem to hold it - and extremely difficult to justify collecting or holding it. This app would generate an astronomical amount of toxic data.
I stand corrected; Apple did in fact provide adequate resistance. This is great news.
It’s not because of Apple, there seems to have been a general backlash and more companies refused as well.
Not agreeing with India here, but it is absolutely insane that any company is allowed to be more powerful than a sovereign nation of that size.
I think that’s the wrong takeaway from this. The backlash against this was huge and widespread, Apple refusing was just the final straw here, and the “low risk” option for them - agreeing with the gov would have generated a huge PR problem for them.
They’re not, India could have escalated, but it seems like there wasn’t the political will for it.
Apple basically just called their bluff which, given the general sentiment about this situation, seems to have been a bit obvious.
