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

Thursday 11 February 2021

Data Sharing Policy : What went wrong ?

 


 

Context :

Vahan, Sarathi Data Sharing Yields Rs 111  Cr    /  ET – 12 Feb 2021


Extract :

Ø  The government has earned over Rs 111.38 Crores by providing access to Vahan and Sarathi databases to private entities, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Parliament on Thursday.

Ø  The data has been shared with law enforcement agencies, the home ministry, auto, freight and insurance companies. A list of around 170 parties with which the two databases have been shared include BMW, Axis Bank, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, L&T Financial Services, Mercedes Benz, among others.

 

Ø  The Transport Ministry has however discarded the bulk data sharing policy issued in 2019, which allowed the Ministry to share the Vahan and Sarathi databases

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Hey !  That averaged to Rs 65.52 Lakh per each “ share


What is more, data is not like a piece of furniture, which you can “ Sell “ only ONCE, to one party – and then, it is no more “ Owned “ by the seller . It is gone for ever


Beauty of DATA is that you can “ SELL “ the same data AGAIN & AGAIN , simply by keep making Digital Copies

 

Dear Shri Gadkariji ,


News report reads :  Ministry has discarded bulk data SHARING policy


I suppose that means : Ministry will replace this SHARING policy with a DATA SELLING POLICY  !


Please consider this alternative


For justification , I urge you to refer to my following earlier e-mails :

 

Ø  Bulk Data Sharing / Selling Policy ? …………………………………[ 12 Mar 2019 ]


Ø  Released : Govt Policy for Selling Personal Data……………  [ 05 Sept 2020 ]

Extract :

Ø  The DEPA infrastructure provides a simple and transparent mechanism for making data exchange visible and explicit in ways that benefit all parties – either through enhanced services or direct monetary profits from sharing data.

Ø  However, since most individuals are accustomed to free services, Consent Managers could subsidize or relinquish the service fee charged to the data principals by charging the data users (much like a subscription model).


With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  12 Feb 2021

 

 

Related Reading :

Government clears policy to sell vehicle registration data  /  13 Mar 2019

Draft Empowerment and Protection Architecture   / Executive Summary (  Aug 2020 )

     What tempts you to reveal Private Details online ?

Research By :  Prof S Shyam Sundar, Co-Director, Media Effects Research Lab, [ sss12@psu.edu ]

 

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