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

Wednesday 18 November 2020

Hurry / do not Hesitate

 


 

Context :

Information Technology Act could soon regulate digital streaming and news portals   [ ET – 19 Nov ] 


Extract :

 

Ø  The discussions to introduce new provisions are aimed at regulating technology aspects such as,

 

                   #  Collection of Users’ metadata ( which refers to BULK

                       DEMOGRAPHIC and other DATA that firms collect about their 

                       users ) , as well as

                      

                    #  The algorithms that define how CONTENT is SERVED UP to 

                         individual consumers

 

Ø  Officials said that a SEPARATE FRAMEWORK to regulate the underlying technology solutions that power digital news and entertainment is required as “ algorithms play an important role in how news aggregators and other platforms curate their feeds and how PLATFORMS USE the METADATA they collect of their Users

 

Ø  This an include users’ PERSONAL DATA such as,

 

#   Age

#   Educational Qualifications

#   Choice of Content

#   Time spent viewing it or reading it

 

Ø  All these aspects of METADATA along with the algorithms will come under the IT Act, while the content part will be governed by the I&B ministry

 

Ø  While MeitY retains control over policies on algorithms , metadata, personal data or non-personal data, the I&B ministry will have legislative control over content-related issues of all online news and entertainment platforms

 

 

Ø  …. Social Media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter along with Google which offers curated news, could come under the preview of the new regulations

 

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I hope this is only the first step towards evolving that separate FRAME WORK


 

For over 3 years, I have been pleading with MeitY to implement a Frame Work, which is not so much about “ regulating the underlying technology “ , but more about “ compensating the USERS “ of the Social Media platforms , for using / selling the PERSONAL DATA of its users – and making tons of money


 

It is high time these platforms are forced to pay to its users , for the data they compile and sell


 

I was pleading with MeitY for amending the pending Personal Data Protection Bill , to enable / enforce such payments to users ( - estimated at Rs 30,000 per month to each Indian User )

 

 

Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji,

 

 

I believe you want to implement my suggestion which will assure a fair compensation to 400 million users

 

It is unimportant whether this gets implemented by ,

 

#  Amendment of IT Act , or

 

#  Modification of Personal Data Protection Bill , or

 

#  Introduction of a new Act [ “ Compensation for Usage of Personal

     Information and Data ( CUPID ) Act ]


In this context, you might want to look up how China is tackling this issue :


Draft rules aim to curb monopolistic behavior of internet platforms

 

For your ready reference, I reproduce below, links to my earlier e – mails on this subject :

 

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

 

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

 

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  19 Nov 2020

 

 

Related Readings :

 

      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 ]

 

 

    

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