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, 24 November 2020

How many Mobile Apps will you ban ?

 


 

Govt just banned 43 more Chinese Apps 

-       for engaging in activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty

Govt press release does not say but one reason being advanced ( unofficially ) is :

These Chinese Apps are continuously collecting / compiling / stealing , personal-private data of its users

That raises the question :

Are there any Apps which do NOT engage in such activities ?

Quick ( and fairly accurate ) answer is : NO .  All of these compile such data about its users !

Including just released Google App :  Task Mate

- which I praised in my yesterday’s blog :

 
Human Resource Capital of the World

Following is the write-up re “ Permissions “ that  you must grant “ Task Mate “ :

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Task Mate

Google LLC

Showing permissions for all versions of this app

 

This app has access to:

Identity

·         find accounts on the device

·         add or remove accounts

Location

·         precise location (GPS and network-based)

·         Microphone

·         record audio

 

Contacts

·         find accounts on the device

Camera

·         take pictures and videos

Other

·         receive data from Internet

·         measure app storage space

·         read Google service configuration

·         run at startup

·         view network connections

·         full network access

·         prevent device from sleeping

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Permission group definitions

Select one of the groups below to learn more about what is included in that permissions group. Any permissions that are not part of a permissions group will be shown as "Other."

Note: Over time, the Android operating system may change the way permissions work, including adding or reclassifying certain permissions.

In-app purchases

Device & app history

Cellular data settings

Identity

Contacts

Calendar

Location

SMS

Phone

Photos/Media/Files

Camera

Microphone

Wi-Fi connection information

Bluetooth connection information

Wearable sensors/activity data

Device ID & call information

Other

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6014972?p=app_permissions&rd=1

 

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Question :


How many of the following Apps will we ban ?

There are more than 27,701 Indian publishers on Google Play out of all 915,960 app publishers 


It is time we face the reality of “ Online Life “ and accept that “ Privacy is Dead – RIP


Now , this revelation does not diminish my admiration ( for the unimaginable potential ) of Task Mate


Here is why :

It will accomplish what our Govt has been unsuccessfully trying to do for decades, viz:

Mapping existing Skills of our workforce


How ?

Each and every “ TASK “ that an Indian User of Task Mate “completes / carries out satisfactorily”, tells Google :


These are the SKILLS that XYZ person possesses

 

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  25 Nov 2020

 

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