I agree it would be good to have third party integrity checks to not require Google Services etc. as part of the chain.

In GrapheneOS, many Google Play integrity check pass, but payments still do not work. You are notified when an app uses the integrity API, but probably only because they have spent a bunch of work sandboxing Play Services. This is what you see when you look at those details:

I guess the obvious problem is that so many apps rely on Google Services, such as for payments, opening the store, checking for integrity etc. On stock android, you can’t pick and choose these services separately or use third party ones, unlike using a third party keyboard, for example. Everything is one big proprietary, data guzzling lump.

One of the major demands of the strike was the withdrawal of the trade deals India has recently agreed to with the US and the EU. The CTUs, SKM, and left parties in India have called the deals a surrender of the country’s sovereignty and harmful to the interests of the millions of farmers in the country as they allow open access of Indian markets to foreign farm products.

As someone not from India I think I must be missing context. It sounds like they would like India to remain a semi-closed market, as I have heard it has been for a very long time.

Usually trade deals are a viewed aa good thing, at least in the west. Of course, you can have situations where contries assets are owned and controlled by foreign entities while lining the pockets of politicians, which is bad. Not sure if that’s the concern.

Anyone want to add some context?

Let me guess:

Its because all.the money goes to billionaires.

I just upload the image to Lemmy itself in my posts.

If only I could see imgur posts

As we hurtle backwards, it’s only a matter of time before gay people are banned from being married, women lose the right to vote etc.

I wonder how long it will be until the damage is undone. That real protective laws are put in place.

Obviously, all of this is wrong. Everyone knows or should know that it is wrong. They’re o.the wrong side of history and will cause a lot of suffering, but will likely never face consequences.

Every accusation, an admission of guilt.

But think of all that money Elon Musk saved by cutting funding to your vital services!