Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday, 15 April 2018

Parekh’s Law of #Privacy ?




Q  :    Is privacy  desirable  ?

A  :    Most certainly – to the extent possible



Q  :    Is privacy sustainable  ?

A   :   Doubtful




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Here is why :



The Smart Jewelry Bracelet, which is currently a prototype, uses machine learning and a multitude of sensors to analyse a user’s movements in order to detect an assault as it is taking place.



Scientists have developed a smart bracelet that can automatically detect physical or sexual assault, scare off the attacker and call for help.


Upon detection that the user is in danger, it is programmed to emit a loud beeping sound and red strobe lights begin to flash in an effort to scare the attacker off and to alert other people who may be nearby.


The bracelet contains a small microcontroller equipped with a gyroscope, accelerometer, temperature and pressure sensors, GPS, and microphones.

“The sensors allow the bracelet to collect user activity and vital signs continuously,” said Jayun Patel, a graduate research assistant at UAB.








Dolby Laboratories chief scientist Poppy Crum tells of a fast-coming time when,


technology will see right through people ,


no matter how hard they try to hide their feelings.


Sensors combined with artificial intelligence can reveal , whether someone is,

*    lying

*    infatuated, or

*    poised for violence,


Crum detailed at a big ideas TED Conference.


“It is the end of the poker face,” Crum said.


We broadcast our emotions.


WE WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER THAN WE EVER HAVE.”


According to the neuroscientist,


*   Eye dilation reveals how hard a brain is working,



*   Heat radiating from the skin signals whether we are stressed or even romantically
     piqued.


Carbon dioxide exhaled can signal how riled up someone, or a crowd, is getting
   


Micro-expressions and chemicals in breath reveal feelings.



Timing of someone’s speech can expose whether they are at risk of dementia,
    diabetes, multiple sclerosis, or bipolar disorder, according to the neuroscientist.


Brain waves can indicate whether someone’s attention is elsewhere in a room,
    regardless of the fact their gaze is locked on the person in front of them.



Technology exists to read such cues and, combined with artificial intelligence that can analyze patterns and factor in context, can magnify empathy if used for good or lead to abuses if used to oppress or manipulate, said Crum.


“It is really scary on one level, but on another level it is really powerful,” Crum said.
“We can bridge the emotional divide.”

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Now the proposed law :


“  CONCERN FOR PRIVACY INCREASES IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION / DATA , WHICH A PERSON WANTS TO HIDE FROM THE PUBLIC “


During my walk this morning , I met an illiterate / poor plumber from Bihar who moved to Mumbai 4 months ago and is working on a construction site


For nearly 30 minutes , he was having a video-chat on his smart phone , with his small daughter in his village


I asked him if he was worried that the mobile service provider had captured and stored his entire conversation on its computers


He answered : Humko koi farak nahi padtaa  !  Hume kya chhipaana  hai  ?


[  Makes no difference to me . What have I to hide ?  ]


I am glad , being close to 85 years of age , I am unlikely to be around in 2025 , when each and every piece of furniture / device / gadget / artefact in my home, will transmit 24 hours , what I speak and do , to some computers all over the world !


16  April  2018






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