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

Friday, 5 October 2018

Who will bell the Cat ?





When it comes to implementing recent order of the Supreme Court concerning e-KYC verification of mobile users , one is tempted to ask ,

“ Who will bell the cat ? “




Opinions may differ as to who is the cat !



Is it the Supreme Court , the DoT ( representing Central Government Ministry of Telecom ) , UIDAI or the TELCOs ?



In the meantime,




UIDAI has issued directive to TELCOS to come up with an ACTION PLAN ( by 15 Oct ) for,


·         Deleting from their databases , all records of existing e-KYC based on Aadhar ID
·         Procedure for users to re-create their e-KYC using alternate methods




TELCOs are saying ,

·         We have no directive from DoT . In absence of any Government directive , we can do nothing




DoT,

·         Is keeping quiet , saying nothing ( - and watching the slugfest between TELCOs and UIDAI  ?  )




Mobile Users,

·         Are petrified at the thought of using the following alternative options ;



#     E-Aadhaar  (  Download electronic version of their Aadhar card  )


#     Masking their Aadhar Number ( for offline verification )


#     QR code ( which does not carry their Aadhar number )


#     Voter ID  / Passport  /  Ration Card / PAN card ( ? )




This would mean that the industry will have to revert to alternatives like legacy paper-based technique ( collect physical paper forms with signature, photographs, ship to verification centre and call up the customer to cross-verify submitted details ).


Our babus ( - and Supreme Court ? ) seem to have no clue as to the NIGHTMARE that ONE BILLION mobile users will have to go through !



In my earlier blog , I had warned the users :
Bring along your lunch and bedding since the queues could be long ! “



Has anyone bothered to calculate the BILLIONS of MAN-DAYS of productive time that a BILLION mobile users will need to waste just because some 21 petitioners have an “ exalted “ sense of privacy ?



Does anyone know how to navigate UIDAI web site to download “ E – Aadhar “ ?


[  It had taken me 3 months and 10 logins , just to change my residence address !  ]


Here is what I found on UIDAI web site :



Top of Form

" E - aadhar "  (  search bar )


Search

Total: 0 results found.

Search for:

All words Any words Exact Phrase


Bottom of Form




Why is no one asking those ONE BILLION mobile users :


“ Are you so much worried about privacy of your finger-print that you want to go through repeat KYC as suggested above ? “



Of course , we cannot expect those ONE BILLION mobile users to file a PIL in Supreme Court [ although Prashant Bhushan may ] , saying :




Please issue clarification that I ( the mobile user ) can VOLUNTARILY permit the TELCOs to continue using my current , Aadhar based e-KYC




That leaves the option ( of “ belling “ the proverbial cat ) with the TELCOs since, it is their business and revenue that is threatened by the UIDAI directive



I suggest that the TELCOs read my suggestions in this regard at :







As in case of my earlier emails , this blog too is being sent to :






































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In addition , this time , I am also sending this email to the following :








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PM’s Economic Advisory Council :








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Some others :




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Trade Advisory Group :


Surjit Bhalla………………………………….. ssbhalla@gmail.com

S Jaishankar…………………………………  psfs@mea.gov.in

Rajeev Kher………………………………..   Rajeev.kher@ris.org.in

Sanjeev Sanyal………………………   Sanjeev@sanjeevsanyal.com  /  contact@idfcinstitute.org

Shekhar Shah…………………………….    ashah@ncaer.org

Vijay Chauthaiwale…………………….  { Not sending since requested to opt out  }

Pulak Ghosh………………………………..  Pulak.ghosh@iimb.ac.in

Jayant Dasgupta…………………………   ictsd@ictsd.ch  /   amb-indiawto@nic.in

Rajiv K Luthra……………………………… rajiv@luthra.com

Chandrajit Banerjee……………………  cb@cii.in






06  Oct  2018



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