Apple Pressed by India to Pre-Install Government Apps on iPhones

[d5aqoëp]

It's a known term among political scientists, democracy is not black & white, there are different shades of freedom and representation, of social life and discourse.

There are even democracy rankings and different levels of freedom of the press, respect for dissent and for minorities, etc. From tyranny and fascism through competitive or elective authoritarian regimes, etc.

There are elections in both, North Korea and Russia, but that doesn't make them democracies.

And I think is fully on topic regarding forced pre-installed apps into your personal device by a repressive undemocratic government.

None of your points make sense only for the fact that the current govt can lawfully be voted out the next election. Every government will have their own functioning style. But no one is forever enjoying power in India like the authoritarian regimes of Russia, N Korea, China. This fear of being voted out itself makes them non-authoritarian. The current govt is a coalition govt and can easily crumble if the coalition partners pull out. Stop looking at India from "Western" viewpoint prism.

Some consider assassination of individuals within another country’s sovereign borders untrustworthy.

I never said that the US was a trustworthy country.

 

[avz]

I never said that the US was a trustworthy country.

Well there you have it.

It is a non-structural thing like culture that determines if a country will go on into the future or whether it is hardwired to self-destruct.

 

[Alameda]

When will Apple be compelled to install a President Trump app on all iPhones sold in America?