# How India's Unremovable App Mandate Failed Within Days

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Podcast: [Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-surveillance-report-1048322)
Published: 2025-12-04T09:36:59+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/13d3b924
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## Resource

This week's Surveillance Report covers India’s attempt to mandate a potentially invasive app on everyone’s phone, Chat Control updates in the EU with concerns still evolving, half of US states now being age verified, more AI Slop, butt to cloud encryption, and more! Correction: One of you caught my mistake! The poopinator device is $600 *with* a monthly subscription. Sorry about that! 🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.com. Thanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report! TimestampsSources00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report00:41 Highlight: India's Invasive App08:28 Some Quick Announcements09:50 Chat Control Updates14:19 USA Age Verification19:44 Our Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs!21:04 AI Slop Continues25:48 Butt To Cloud (B2C)32:38 Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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