Anyone from #Maharashtra want to be an official member of the prav cooperative ?
Join at prav.app/become-a-member/
We had reached required 50 numbers once, but some people dropped out later.
So we only have 46 members now and need 50 to register as multi state cooperative.
Other states are welcome too, but you will have to wait longer till your state reaches 50.
#Kerala has the required minimum of 50 already, but more members makes us stronger.
#prav #cooperative #mastIndia #askFedi
Kerala will go to the polling booths tomorrow. The campaign has seen competing promises on welfare and jobs. But for a state that takes pride in its economic model, those promises also raise difficult questions about strained public finances. Today’s HT Number Theory explains.
hindustantimes.com/editors-pic…
#Kerala #KeralaElections #Politics #Economy #FiscalDeficit #RevenueDeficit #Debt #India #MastIndia
Many outside India’s IT sector believe it’s facing a moment of reckoning. But Indian IT czars insist all is well and that the sector will adapt to AI. But the bigger question is what is at stake for India either way. Today's HT Number Theory looked deeper into what the numbers show.
Read on HT app: hindustantimes.com/editors-pic…
#India #IT #ITSector #Tech #MastIndia #AI #GenAI #Outsourcing #BPO #TechSector #TCS #Infosys #DataViz #Economy
Do you have a #Twitter / X.com account ? Can you send a feedback about wiki.fsci.in/NUUP to twitter.com/NPCI_BHIM ?
#BHIM provides a USSD interface to #UPI which lets you scan and pay without needing and #android or iphone. But it works only in some cities and some telecom providers only support it partially.
BHIM support team refuse to acknowledge the option saying it is some other app even though they highlight *99# in their website main menu. #MastIndia #FreeSoftware
Only Airtel works well in some cities, with Vi, you can only send money by phone number, so no scan and pay. If many Vi users port to Airtel and tell them broken *99# as reason, they might fix it.
One way to support #FreeSoftware. Because UPI apps are one common reason people stick with #android or #ios. Working UPI would bring #mobian / #postmarketOS closer to mainstream.
If you dont have a specific reason to stick with Vi, I recommend you do it.
Anyone with an #iPhone ? #AskFedi #MastIndia
Can you help test @prav ? We are looking for some feedback before releasing it to the general public.
If you know anyone else with an iPhone, asking them to try will help as well?
You can try this using this link
testflight.apple.com/join/9Tvk…
This article is The Register [1] reported that Meta's apps (specifically Facebook and Instagram) on Android devices were secretly opening network ports on users' phones as part of a "localhost tracking" technique to covertly link web browsing activity to user identities, bypassing standard privacy protections like incognito mode, VPNs, and cookie clearing. This practice was uncovered by security researchers in early June 2025 and had been ongoing since at least September 2024.
Whatever needed to enhance data collection for advertising purposes will be done. Privacy violations of users may not get a priority when it comes to profit driven digital surveillance. I don't think it has impacted the user base of Meta products. In India switching costs are high since WhatsApp is essential for daily life [2].
Till researchers find another violations again, it will be business as usual.
1. theregister.com/2025/06/03/met…
2. vox.com/recode/2022/8/24/23320…
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalSurveillance #Privacy #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India
For the sixth episode of its new season, Land of the Giants tells the story of how the messaging app became incredibly popular — and powerful — around the globe.Shirin Ghaffary (Vox)
We would like to get your feedback on the writeup of our website at prav.app . If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
Drop us a comment here or use any of the methods listed at prav.app/#contact .
Do you care about Free Software but still end up using WhatsApp for your messaging needs?
If yes, then #prav is for you😃. Learn more at fsf.org.in/article/prav/ .
Thanks to #fsfindia for publishing a post on us.
Help us fund our custom username feature which will help people sign up on Prav using a custom username. Right now, your phone number is your username.
We need to raise 23000 INR (300 USD) to implement this feature. Thanks to Softrate India for taking this.
Donation link:
For Indian users 👉 pages.razorpay.com/pl_NseNHjx2…
If you are outside India 👉opencollective.com/custom-user…
Thanks for your support!
Seeing as how the Personal Data Privacy Bill will soon become law in #India, this thread is an incredibly valuable read.
I don't know who/where exactly this needs to reach but I'm hoping the good people of #MastIndia and @mastodonindians will help get it there!
