It seems Election Commission ( EC ) has issued a
notification , banning advertisements by political parties on " Social
Media " websites such as Wikipedia / Twitter / YouTube / Facebook and
online Apps ( mobile too ? )
With a proviso that the political parties may do so ,
after getting for their ads , a " pre-certification " from competent
authorities
But what about content ( camouflaged ads ? ) posted on
internet by general public ?
EC is in consultation with the Ministry of
Communication and Technology , on practical ways to deal with such posts
Whoa !
What a gumption to dare monitor a trillion daily posts
on a billion web sites !
Apparently , neither EC nor the Ministry , seem to have
heard about the,
INTERNET OF THINGS
Under upcoming internet protocol ( IP V 6.0 ) , each grain of sand on approx 100
earth-sized planets , would have its own unique IP address !
That would translate to a few billion IP addresses for each and every human being on our earth !
That would translate to a few billion IP addresses for each and every human being on our earth !
Come 2019 Lok Sabha elections , Congress / BJP / AAP
and umpteen other political parties would be delivering their election campaign
advertisements ( or donation requests ) , on our ,
> Toothbrushes / Nail-cutters / Wrist-watches / Table
cloth / Kitchen wall
Including on plastic lenses in our
eyes !
And wearable Google glasses are already connected to internet
Scientists have already come up with contact lenses which can see in the dark !
And wearable Google glasses are already connected to internet
Scientists have already come up with contact lenses which can see in the dark !
40 years ago , in his seminal essay , " Marketing
Myopia " , author Theodore Levitt wrote ,
" If you
don't make yourself obsolete , someone else will "
May be EC need some advice from our very own Prof
Jhunjhunwala , who has succeeded in delivering internet through each and every
, humble domestic electric socket ! Watch out , Internet Service Providers !
It seems to me , EC is headed for the " Internet
Cloud " ! No doubt , against its
will !
If a tiny country like ESTONIA ( population = 1.6
million ) can elect its entire parliament ( may be 20 persons ! ) , ONLINE ,
without a single physical booth , why can't we
?
The pessimists among us , will argue :
" It can't be done when you have 814 million
voters "
It is this kind of people who are obstacles to India's
progress !
Left to do their thing , they will take India back to
18th Century !
I urge , Pitrodas and Nilekanis of beloved India , to muster
courage and tell EC ,
" Sir , internet is unstoppable / un-controllable
Don't even
try ! "
* hemen parekh
( 20 March 2014 / Mumbai )
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