Thats your exp. and as well as perspective while there are many like me who get spammed on whatsapp almost daily esp. with those loan offers etc.. So, just because you do not suffer doesn’t mean others do not.
All the govts. approaches have failed to curb cyber crime hence they came up with this stringent measure where they have clearly stated that user convenience will be hit but they got no other option but to bear with it. But someone residing abroad with a Indian no. will be suffering for sure but again govt. wont give a damn about it as the % is less than 20 if Indian local userbase is counted.
I have highlighted this couple of months ago in some whatsapp related thread that whatsapp shall implement measures like Telegram where your phone number itself is hidden hence no question of getting scammed/spammed and that rolling over your user id can reset the shit you receive.
But whatsapp doesn’t wants to do that & have instead provided in the privacy sections some 1st std kiddish toggle options which hardly is a practical measure from their end. Whatsapp has failed as an app imo as it seems they are earning some secret revenue via this scam tunnel and hence they are ignoring it all.
Its way too easy to deploy it but they dont wanna do it.
What has this got to do with wars and countries being destroyed? Overthinking much?
I know someone (a neighbour) who had his bank account drained, although the malicious apk file was sent through SMS the initial contact was done through Whatsapp and the uneducated guy didn’t know what happened until I noticed his wife calling me verbally across the street. In fact I talked to the scammer over a call myself and figured the guy got scammed. 2+ Lakhs drained and I’m sure police couldn’t do anything, not sure because I didn’t follow up with them.
My point is just because you are educated enough to not fall victim to such scams doesn’t mean its not happening to others and if there is a chance this action by the govt. will help reduce such frauds its a move in the right direction, even if it causes a minor inconvenience (woo hoo the app kicked you out and now you need to login AGAIN? oh so sad).
Also I’m sorry if I can’t give you a specific example on how its beneficial. I’m no expert here but like I said you aren’t either. Lets wait and see how this pans out.
Off topic but you still have other options instead of Aadhar. It cannot be forced. I tend to avoid giving that whenever demanded and so far it has not caused any issues for me. I keep it and biometric locked and have the masked Aadhar handy should anyone insist it as non negotiable for an eKYC.
I disagree. It’s actually convenient for eKYC or eSign, which is why it gets demanded often. Even TE is going to use it. I don’t present it willy nilly as an identity or address proof.
Some over-smart arse people still demand for unmasked aadhar esp. hotel, outlets, sales persons etc. and then I have to educate them of course in an insulting tone if they are above the law and govt or if shall I look for other options and they bow down. Also, on every occasion wherever I furbish unmasked aadhar I do warn them that if any crime arises due to my aadhar you will be in the suspect zone so be wary about it, I have your no.
The reality is that govt. won’t enforce it’s own policies strictly. There should be clear directives about who, when and why there should be access to aadhar info. Random courier company nub shouldn’t have open access to it, if they are demanding the same, there should be quick and strict legal recourse against that, but in India things like that works only for HC judges.
@YeAhx said that it is better to do something than sit on their asses. Most of the times, there is a strong instinct to “DO Something” without complete understanding of the consequences. In many workplaces, people make changes for the sake of change in the guise of “DOING something.” Google keeps on changing things for the sake of “DOING something”. Gmail UI (especially the compose) was so much better. Our Techenclave UI was so much better.
Doing something especially changing something which has been working for long should require complete thought of consequences before making the change. Wars are started, even when the consequences are known for both parties, to show their people that they are “DOING Something.” I think as a collective and individual, we should be very careful of changing something which has been working for very long. Case in point: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan were all much better than after something was done to them.