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

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

A Small Display of Willingness ?

 


 

 

[ ala : a small step for man / a big step for mankind ]


Over the past 3 years, I have sent many emails to our Policy Makers, describing in considerable details :

 “ How to get Big Tech Social Media / E Com portals to directly pay their Users selling their data to advertising companies or using that data for increasing their own sales “

 

Although , now and then , someone in high position makes muted noises about the validity / logic of my suggestion , it seems AMAZON has realized the inevitability of this and made a small beginning to “  Compensate User “ for their PERSONAL / PRIVATE DATA ( purchase-history, in this case  )


Here is that news :

Amazon launches a program to pay consumers for their data on non-Amazon purchases  /  Tech Crunch / 20 Oct


 

Extract :

 

Ø  Amazon  has launched a new program that directly pays consumers for information about what they’re purchasing outside of Amazon.com and for responding to short surveys.

 

Ø  The program, Amazon Shopper Panel, asks users to send in 10 receipts per month for any purchases made at non-Amazon retailers, including grocery stores, department stores, drug stores and entertainment outlets (if open), like movie theaters, theme parks and restaurants.

 

Ø  Program participants will take advantage of the newly launched Amazon Shopper Panel mobile app on iOS and Android to take pictures of paper receipts that qualify or they can opt to forward emailed receipts to receipts@panel.amazon.com to earn a $10 reward that can then be applied to their Amazon Balance or used as a charitable donation.

 

 

Ø  Amazon says users can then earn additional rewards each month for every survey they complete.

 

Ø  The optional surveys will ask about brands and products that may interest the participant and how likely they are to purchase a product. Other surveys may ask what the shopper thinks of an ad. These rewards may vary, depending on the survey.

 

Ø  Amazon claims it will delete any sensitive information from the receipts users upload, like prescription information. But it doesn’t delete users’ personal information, instead storing it in accordance with its existing Privacy Policy. It will allow users to delete their previously uploaded receipts, if they choose.

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  Dear Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,

 

It will take years for 140 OECD member countries to reach any consensus on “ taxing “ Big Tech


And what is the point of being able to collect Rs 10,000 Cr worth tax ( after 5 years of litigation ) – and then being able to use it for Social Welfare measures ?


My following suggestion , when implemented , will earn 400 million Indian Users of GAFA , Rs 30,000 per month , deposited directly into their Jan Dhan Bank accounts

 

Please, do NOT lose any time to implement :

SARAL Single Authentic Registration for Anywhere  Login )[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ]…………..... ..[ 14 Feb 2019 ]


Related Readings :

The Hidden Agenda of Tech Giants Gatekeepers …………[ 17 Oct 2020 ]

 

If Google must pay Publishers, Why not pay Users ?......[ 12 Oct 2020 ]

GAFA ( aka Monopoly V 2.0 ? ) ……………………………………….[ 30 Sept 2020 ]

 A Greed-Ship named Facebook ……………………………………….[ 21 Sept 2020 ]

 Time for the Next Step …………………………………………………….[ 15 Sept 2020 ]

 Only Answer : a Statutory Warning…………………………………..[ 10 Nov 2018 ]


Nostradamus could have said ? 


Contract for the Web  


Internet Bill of Rights  


Tim Berners-Lee Speaks 


A Matter of Motive 


Privacy  For  Sale 


Right to Sell My Soul ?  




Data Privacy Law : a Pandora’s Box ? 


Wealth of Nations 

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  21 Oct 2020

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