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• CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How a government app in India triggered a backlash over internet freedom - The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, drawing a public backlash.
• Asia markets mostly rise after Wall Street gains on rate-cut hopes fueled by weak jobs data - The ADP report is the last jobs picture the Federal Reserve gets before it meets Dec. 9-10. Markets are now pricing in an 89% chance of a cut.