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Android users in S’pore to be blocked from installing unverified apps as part of anti-scam trial (www.straitstimes.com)
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[-] Squire1039@lemm.ee 40 points 4 months ago

Meanwhile, other laws in Singapore (with some exceptions):

  • No Smoking in Public. Fines up to $200, increasing to $1,000 if taken to court.
  • E-Cigarettes are Prohibited. Fines up to $10,000, imprisonment up to 6 months; subsequent offence up to $20,000, mprisonment up to 12 months.
  • No Eating or Drinking on Public Transport. Fine up to $500.
  • No Playing Musical Instruments in Public. Fine up to $1,000.
  • No Connecting to Someone Else’s Wi-Fi. Fine up to $10,000, imprisonment up to 3 years; subsequent offence up to $20,000, imprisonment up to 5 years.
  • No Importing or Selling Chewing Gum. Importation fine up to $100,000 or imprisonment up to 2 years; subsequent offence up to $200,000 or imprisonment up to 3 years. Sale fine up to $2,000.
  • No Drinking After 10.30pm. Fine up to $1,000 (first offence), up to $2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months (repeat offence).
  • Don’t Feed the Pigeons. Fine up to $500.
  • Don’t Feed Any Wildlife. Fine up to $5,000, or up to $10,000 for subsequent offences.
  • Flush the Toilet. Fine up to $1,000.
  • No Littering. Fine up to $2,000 (first conviction), $4,000 (second conviction), $10,000 (subsequent convictions).
  • No Singing Explicit Lyrics. Imprisonment up to three months and/or a fine.

Life is grand!

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

My question is always how do they enforce this really?

[-] Squire1039@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

I bet they don't have to do too much to enforce some of these laws. Singapore is one of the places (along with Japan) with really low crime rate. The legend (see youtube) is that, if you leave your iPhone on a table in a coffee shop, you can come back to claim it a few hours later. A good part of it is probably because of socioeconomic reasons.

Otherwise, I also bet it's just your getting caught by the authorities (with whatever Orwellian technologies they use to catch you) and your being reported by people surrounding you.

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