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

Monday, 29 June 2020

Warriors without Weapons ?




How could our brave soldiers fight the Chinese army on Ladakh border if the only weapon they could use, is a lathi ( stick ? )


I got to think about the similarities between the situation at Ladakh and the situation prevailing on the roads of Mumbai, for the past 2 days


3 days back, Mumbai Police issued following “ Guidelines “ to its citizen :


You can travel beyond 2 km from your residence, only if you have to go to work or in case of any emergency






Here is what happened :


Ø  Nakabandi at 137 places across the city

Ø  30,072 vehicles stopped and checked ( ? )

Ø    8,000 vehicles impounded on Sunday ( day 1 )

Ø  16,000 vehicles impounded on Monday ( day 2 ) / 72 % were 2 wheelers



Senior inspector Mahendra Nerlekar of Jogeshwari police station said,


“People are roaming unnecessarily. Some said they thought the lockdown is over. 

When we stop them, they say that they are going to office or to a hospital to meet their kin, but fail to show us the papers, owing to which we are forced to act against them,” Nerlekar said.


I pity the police . I have greater pity for those citizen who have / had , good reasons to go beyond 2 km from their residence


A “ fair and just “ dispensation of this ( temporary , no doubt ) rule would require that the following “ necessary / sufficient  / verifiable / foolproof “ data is available to the Police person who is stopping a vehicle ( or a pedestrian ) :



Ø  ( Who ) Identity of the person


- through Mobie-based Aadhar Card / Arogya Setu App on mobile phone of the
     traveler / facial recognition app on the mobile phone of the Police person, which is
     connected with face photos of 1.3 billion citizen in a Central Database in cloud /
     CCTV cameras mounted all over the City etc


    Trissur Police Department just introduced this type of surveillance

     
     News came in this morning that Central Government has banned some 59 Chinese
     Mobile Apps, some of which were already transmitting to its manufacturer /
     developers , such kind of PERSONAL TRAVEL DATA , without the knowledge of the
     300 million Indian Users of these apps

   

Ø  Where precisely is his residence ? Where exactly police stopped him for questioning ? How far away was that ( questioning ) location from his residence ( > < 2 Km ) ?


All of these data must not become a matter of “ My word against your word “ – since wrong / inaccurate interpretation could result in a culprit getting away by lying or an honest person telling truth may get victimized



I strongly recommend that Police release a Mobile App { Me-Locate ? } based on API provided by :






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Dear Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,


I believe the Central Government is keen to replace the 59 Chinese Mobile Apps with equivalent ( or better ) , Indian designed-developed-supported apps


My limited understanding is that most of those Chinese Apps were devoted to,


Ø   Gaming
Ø   Videos
Ø   Shopping
Ø   Messaging….etc


      While drawing up a list of PRIORITIES for developing Indian mobile apps, I urge you to ignore the idea of mere one-to-one , “ Replacing “ and focus on development of those Apps which will make life EASY for our citizen by offering e-Services


Although not comprehensive , following e-mail sent earlier, would help draw up those priorities :


An App for Everything ?   ………………………………….[ 18 Aug 2017 ]


With regards,


Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  30  June  2020

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