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

Friday, 28 May 2021

Vehicle Charger cum Carbon Creditor ?

 


 

Context :

How charging points are ringing in an Electric Vehicle Revolution  /  Business Line / 21 May 2021


Extract :

Ø  India will soon be able to benefit from an innovative low-cost Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point that can accelerate the adoption of electric 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers.

Ø  Focus on cost-innovation means that a target price of less than ₹3,500 (about $50) for a smart AC charge point operated with a smartphone

Ø  The forthcoming standard offers a highly public-access oriented, smartphone-enabled charge point, supported by e-payment and analytics

Ø  Yet, this low-cost device still had to offer two key functions :

#    On the one hand, it needed to be an easily accessible system, which means one must be able to

      Walk up to any charge point anywhere and access it. The proposed device, with its environment

      protection and in-built energy metering system will offer communication to the user’s smart-phone via

      low- power Bluetooth and connect via the smart-phone to the back end for,

      #   Remote authentication,

      #   User identification,

      #   Billing for energy drawn and

      #   Linkage to a payment e-wallet.

#    On the other hand, the device may be installed wherever a 15-amp, 220-volt outlet may be

      supported

       >   The users will typically be electric 2-wheeler owners who could even set up this unit in their

            apartment,.. This standardised charging socket can help tide over that problem, because it can be

            metered and charged based on usage

Ø  Other public places like malls, offices and parking lots can similarly be set up with these charging units. City Corporations and Smart City initiatives are in the process of setting up parking structures where these can go up.

Ø  Even Kirana store owners can install one and use their smartphone to help deliver charge to those that just want a small top-up.

Ø  For activating the charging device, the user ,

      #  simply opens up the compatible account,

      #  walks up to the device and

      #  scans a QR code,

      #  the charging device then communicates with the phone.

Ø  After the digital handshake, there is a communication with the back-end using the phone’s GPRS or Wi-Fi to verify the identity of the person, the amount of money in the payment wallet etc.

Ø  Based on,

      #  the amount of charge requested and

     #  the balance in the account,

-        the device can meter and control the delivery of electrical charge for the EV. A very intelligent way of metering the power has also been patented by the committee.

Ø   Given how expensive a smart-meter can get, and given the cost targets that had been set, the group had to develop an algorithmic metering chip inside this device. It also ensures universal operability, since all a user will need is a standard 15-Amp line.

Ø  Yet, it also enables the Discom to use the back-end to turn off or turn on the tap anytime if a misuse of the device is detected.

Ø  Of course, after a large network of these chargers are installed and with the expansion of the user base, it will generate a mountain of data in the back end.

Ø  Analytics of this kind of data is becoming extremely valuable for users who may want to optimise their charging cycles, and for Discoms who may want to capitalise on usage patterns and rationalise peak loads etc.

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MY  TAKE :

Ø  Finally, we can expect a BREAK-THROUGH in rapid adoption of EV 2-wheelers , for which, FAME II has provided subsidy as follows :

Rs 20,000 – Rs 40,000 ( For max 2-wheeler price of Rs 1.5 Lakh )

Ø  But this subsidy has failed to achieve the targets set for EV 2-wheelers

 

Ø  While continuing with FAME II, I strongly urge the Govt to consider giving CARBON CREDITS to EV 2-Wheelers, which use the above-mentioned CHARGING DEVICE

 

Ø  Govt may consider options of a EV 2-Wheeler Owner en-cashing his Carbon Credits or trading it on a CARBON CREDIT EXCHANGE . This will prove to be a powerful INCENTIVE for adoption of EV 2 Wheelers

 

Ø  My earlier suggestions re: CARBON CREDIT are as follows :

 

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             Source :   Making Yourself Obsolete ? ………….[ 14 Feb 2016 ]

 

             Extract :

 

            For taxis / rickshaws running on Hybrid fuel ( producing less Co2 ) or Electric Vehicles ( zero emission ) ,

            both, the driver and the passenger will get " Carbon Credits " , which will also get displayed on the

            DigiMet  as also on the FareCalc Mobile App on the smart phone of the passenger ( @ 20 % of the fare

            payable ? )

        

          These amounts will get transferred to their respective Jan Dhan Bank Accounts ( thru DTB ) , every quarter

 

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           Source :  PIYUSH PLAN ? ………………………………..[ 27 Mar 2016 ]

 

          Extract :

 

          Based on car specifications / assumed average monthly usage  etc , figure out and fix

 

          *  " Carbon Credits " for each model of electric car manufactured

 

          *   Based on Carbon Credits earned , calculate Direct Transfer of Benefit ( DTB ) to electric car

               manufacturers based on monthly dispatches of each model and then transfer these amounts from EVFF ,

               as incentives to manufacturers 

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     Source :  Vehicle Scrapping Policy ……………………………….[ 03 Feb 2021 ]

  

    Extract :

    If govt does not have money for paying INCENTIVE, will it consider motivating old-car owners by crediting into

    their JAN DHAN Accounts certain number of CARBON CREDITS ( like crypto-currency ? ) and launch VEHICLE

   CARBON CREDIT TRADING EXCHANGE ?

   The number of Carbon Credit will depend upon Age/type of OLD car and those of REPLACEMENT car

 

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Source  :  Carbon Finance through Carbon Credits …………………[ 12 Mar 2021 ]

 

Extract :

      Each such appliance MUST be pre-installed / integrated with SENSORS which will continuously monitor its,

#   State of Usage ( ON or OFF )

#   Rate of Consumption of electricity ( Units )

These INTERNET-CONNECTED appliances will continuously relay / transmit these data to the SMART ELECTRIC METER installed in each home

In turn, each SMART METER will relay / transmit to concerned DISCOM ( and to any other specified govt agency servers ), such usage / consumption data, through Internet ( IoT / Internet of Everything ).

These data-transfer will be separate for EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLIANCE

This will enable DISCOM / concerned Agencies, to know / monitor, IN-EFFICIENT appliances, operating above the CERTIFIED THRESHOLD for each type of appliance

Appliances operating “ above “ the threshold, will be assigned / allotted “ CARBON DEBITS “ , whereas those operating “ below “ the threshold, will be assigned “ CARBON CREDITS “

If the NET of these two is POSITIVE ( + ), that home will be incentivized by a lower tariff – and vice-versa

       This scheme will enable us to take the CARBON MARKET / CARBON CREDIT / CARBON FINANCE concept, right inside our 290 MILLION households !

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 Source :     Google points the Way                          [ 01 Apr 2021 ]

Extract :

But,

Google might compute each vehicle’s CARBON FOOTPRINT / CARBON CREDIT-DEBIT and if so desired by your Ministry, for each vehicle, relay this data to the server of your Ministry, to automatically  deduct TRANS - TAX , from each vehicle on a daily basis

     Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? ……………….[ 20 Nov 2018 ]

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WHAT USER DATA CAN EV-CHARGER DEVICE COLLECT / TRANSMIT TO THE CENTRAL SERVER DATABASE ?

( Every EV Charging Device will use SAME / CENTRAL , mobile app )

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Here is my guess ( a partial list ) :


 Name of EV 2 wheeler owner

Ø  Mobile No / Address / Gendre / Aadhar No / E mail ID / Postal Address / Birth date  

Ø  Registration Data of 2 wheeler ( Make-Model-Year-capacity-Price-Location-Dealer Details- Tax paid etc )      

Ø  E wallet Details / Monthly Usage details

Ø  Date of each Charge with Charger-location details

Ø  Amount of each charge / amount of payment collected

Ø  Km run ( Between charges / total for each month / average daily usage )

Ø  Details of change of ownership / city location

Ø  Time spent for each charge / ave. time per charge / charging efficiency

Ø  No of persons riding the 2 wheeler ?

Ø  No of traffic offenses ( crossing red light / exceeding speed limit / honking etc ) and challans outstanding

I believe, all of the above-mentioned data can be easily collected automatically, by embedding a set of SENSORS into the 2 Wheelers, as described at :

Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ?....................................[ 04 Mar 2017 ]



Related Reading :

A Brief History of Electric Vehicles in India ………………………[ 30 Jan 2021 ]

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  29 May 2021

An “ Act of Defiance “ ?

 


 

Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji,

 

Today’s Times of India, quotes you as :


“ Protecting free speech in India is not the prerogative of only a private for-profit, foreign entity like Twitter, but it is the commitment of the world’s largest democracy and its robust institutions

Twitter’s statement is an attempt to dictate terms….

Through its actions and deliberate DEFIANCE, Twitter seeks to undermine India’s legal systems….

Twitter needs to stop beating around the bush & COMPLY with laws of the land “

 

Dear Ministerji ,

It is your time to “ WALK THE TALK

Entire world is waiting with bated breath for your next step ! You are being watched like a fish in a fish-bowl !

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh /  hcp@RcruitGuru.com / 28 May 2021


PS :

I have, over past 4 / 5 years, sent to you many e-mails in this regard. For your ready recall, I reproduce below, links to some ( 111 ) of those

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WhatsApp has gone to High Court, challenging Social Media’s Privacy-related rules of Central Govt, which came into force, a few days back


Govt calls this an “ Act of Defiance “


What next ?  An endless round of litigations ?


Both, WhatsApp and the Central Govt, claim that their respective “ rules / processes “ are meant to protect the “ Privacy of Users “ !


Supreme Court has, in the past held PRIVACY of a citizen to be a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT – of course, with reasonable constraints


Those interested in knowing more about the respective arguments,  may read :

 Government terms WhatsApp legal challenge an ‘act of defiance’  /  TOI  /  27 May 2021


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MY  TAKE :

Ø  Privacy is dead / RIP

Ø  WhatsApp is the modern version of the “ Great Pretender “ , collecting all data about you

Ø  A nation’s “ Collective Security “ has precedence over a citizen’s “ Personal Privacy “

Ø  334 pre-installed Apps on my Mobile ( my SAMSUNG regularly updates 334 ! )– knows more about me than I know about myself !

Ø  My iPAD has developed uncanny ability to show me , precisely those songs that I like to hear ! Even “ arrange these songs in such a RANDOM ORDER ( “My Mix “), that I do not get bored, listening to the same songs everyday !

Ø  Within next 5 years, each and every device that you carry on your body or which you purchase / install in your home, will track you  24x7 ( Voice recording + video images )  and transfer that data to thousands of Manufacturers ( of those Devices ) / Software / Operating Systems / Mobile Service Providers !

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As to the specifics :

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( A )……….. DEFIANCE   ( 15 )


Ø           Facebook   Replies …………………………….[ 29 Mar 2018 ]

Ø  Accuse, Accuse, but no excuse to Retaliate ?............[ 01 Nov 2019 ]

Ø  Time to Get Impatient ?...................[ 22 Dec 2019 ]

Ø  Testing our “ Insult Threshold “ ?.......[ 22 Sept 2020 ]

Ø  Who is afraid of the Tiny / Terrified Lamb ?............[ 28 Oct 2020 ]

Ø  Congrats Smt Meenakshi Lekhiji………………………………[ 29 Nov 2020 ]

Ø  Thank You, Smt Meenakshiji …………………………………..[ 07 Jan 2021 ]

Ø  Smt. Meenakshiji : Devil at the Door ?..................[ 10 Jan 2021 ]

Ø  Not that I love WhatsApp less ………………………………..[ 11 Jan 2021 ]

Ø  What are you waiting for ?................................. [ 25 Feb 2019 ]

Ø  In China : It is “ Comply or Quit “………………………… [ 25 Feb 2019 ]

Ø  Missing the Jungle for the Tree ? ……………………………[ 12 Feb 2019 ]

 

Ø  United We Stand : Divided We Fall …………………………[ 23 Feb 2019 ]

Ø  Bravo , Anurag ! ………………………………………………………[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

Ø  A tale of two countries …………………………………………….[ 08 Aug 2018 ]

 

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( B )……….. SUPREME COURT OBSERVATIONS  ( 11 )


    Ø  Aadhar : Supremely Satisfying ? ……….[ 19 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  Aadhar : Dawn of Realism ? ……………….[ 23 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  Oh ! for some learned arguments ! …..[ 25 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  Aadhar : Supreme Asks : What if ? ……[ 30 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  A Hostile Advocate ? ……………………………[ 07 Feb 2018 ]

 

Ø          An   Open  Letter………………………………….[ 13 Apr 2018 ]

 

Ø  50 Gladiators : 50 million Spectators ..[ 27 Sept 2018 ]

Ø  Congratulations, Your Honour !...........[ 22 Mar 2019 ]

Ø  A Tale of Two Judges ………………………….[ 20 Jan 2021 ]

Ø  Thank You Your Honours ! ………………….[ 19 July 2017 ]

Ø  Privacy : Not Right ? …………………………..[ 30 July 2017 ]

 

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( C )…………COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTRY’S LAWS  ( 11  )

 

Ø          Trade  Off :  Privacy  vs  LiveEasy  ?....[ 25 Mar 2018 ]

Ø  Data Privacy Law : a Pandora’s Box ?...[ 15 July 2018 ]

Ø  Slow and Steady ? Sure Way to Nowhere ![ 05 Jan 2019 ]

Ø  Data Division Debate…………………………………[ 07 Dec 2019 ]

Ø  “ Court Action “ or “ New Regulatory Approach “ ?....[ 27 July 2020 ]

Ø  How many Mobile Apps will you ban ?.....................[ 24 Nov 2020 ]

Ø  Delayed Data Protection : a blessing in disguise ?.....[ 25 Apr 2021 ]

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

 

Ø           Enforcing  is  difficult  ?....................................... [ 13 June 2018 ]

 

Ø  Trying to unravel the Gordian Knot ? ………………………..[ 27 July 2019 ]

Ø  How About a Contractual Option ? …………………………….[ 07 Aug 2018 ]

 

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( D )…………. EVERY DEVICE SPYING ON US  (  22  )

 

Ø           Just  Ask  Google  !.........................[ 28 Nov 2017 ]

Ø  Here is the Proof ……………………………….[ 30 Nov 2017 ]

 

Ø           Beaten  by  Facebook  !...................[ 21 Mar 2018 ]

 

Ø  From  Tele-phony  to  Tele-Empathy  ?[ 27 Mar 2018 ]

 

Ø  Quantum  Jump  ?............................[ 21 Apr 2018 ]

 

Ø  Everything  You   Do  ?......................[ 03 May 2018 ]

 

Ø  Alice in the Wonderland of Privacy ! ….[ 06 Oct 2018 ]

 

Ø  Here is the Proof …………………………………[ 30 Nov 2017 ]

 

Ø  Close Your Eyes ?..............................[ 12 Aug 2018 ]

Ø  Google does not ask !........................[ 15 Aug 2018 ]

Ø  Google Knows All : A de Jure Recognition ?[ 20 Aug 2018 ]

Ø  In IoT age , what is the future of privacy ? [ 19 Oct 2018 ]

Ø  No need to be secretive ! …………………………..[ 14 Nov 2019 ]

Ø  Ban ? How many things ?.........................[ 31 Dec 2019]

Ø  Privacy ? Security ? This may not be the last word !          [ 08 July 2020]

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

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

Ø   Birth of a Black hole ?............................................ [ 18 Jan 2021 ]

Ø  Jack and his ( Bitcoin ) Beanstalk ? ………………………………[ 12 Feb 2021 ]

Ø  Big Brother is watching us ! And how ! ………………………..[ 09 Feb 2018 ]

 

Ø         A  Drop  in  the  Ocean  ? ……………………………………………..[ 20 Mar 2018 ]

 

Ø  Wherefore Art Thou, O Romeo ? …………………………………….[ 20 Sept 2017 ]

 

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( E )…………  PRIVACY IS DEAD ( 9 )

 

Ø  PRIVACY : A Lost Battle……………………[ 15 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  Aadhar Fact : Privacy Fiction ?........ [ 19 Jan 2018 ]

 

Ø        A  Drop  in  the  Ocean  ?................[ 20 Mar 2018 ]

 

Ø  Parekh’s Law of #Privacy ?..............[ 15 Apr 2018 ]

 

Ø         Facebook  :  The  Formidable………… [ 27 Apr 2018 ]

 

Ø  Data becomes an Air Molecule : Free to travel anywhere……….[ 30 July 2019]

Ø  In IoT age , what is the future of privacy ?..........................[ 19 Oct 2018 ]

 

Ø  A Fool’s Paradise ? …………………………………………………………………..[ 29 Aug 2017 ]

 

Ø  Privacy ? Perish the Thought ! …………………………………………….[ 18 July 2017 ]

 

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( F )…………. GOVT SURVEILLANCE  ( 7  )

 

Ø  Big Brother is watching us ! And how !.........[ 09 Feb 2018 ]

Ø  Samudra Manthan [ Ocean Churning ] V 2.0[ 01 May 2018 ]

Ø  A Matter of Motive………………………………………….[ 04 Aug 2018 ]

Ø  Social Media Hub ? Where is the need ? ……..[ 13 July 2018 ]

Ø  Who watches the Watchmen ? ……………………..[ 12 Jan 2019 ]

Ø  Nostradamus could have said ? …………………….[ 06 Nov 2018 ]

 

Ø  2024 ! – V 2.0 of Orwellian 1984 ? ……………….[ 07 July 2017 ]

 

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( G ) ………. SHRI B N SRIKRISHNA COMMITTEE  ( 3  )

 

Ø  Data Protection without Data Privacy ? [ 08 Jan 2018 ]

 

Ø          Enforcing  is  difficult  ?.......................[ 13 June 2018 ]

 

Ø  Dangerous ? Orwellian ? Stringent ?......[ 11 Dec 2019 ]

 

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( H )………. ALL ABOUT “END TO END ENCRYPTION  (  2 )

 

Ø  Aadhar Virtual ID Compromised ? ………[ 12 Jan 2018 ]

 

Ø         Where  Angels   Fear  to  Tread   ?.......[ 03 Apr 2018 ]

 

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( I )………… FAKE NEWS / DEEP FAKE  ( 2 )

 

Ø  Nightmare ? #Aadhar #Privacy #DataProtection ….[ 04 Mar 2018 ]

 

Ø          How  Do  You  Control  Wind  ? ………………………………[ 11 Apr 2018 ]

 

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( J )………. MIND READING / BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE / NEURALINK  ( 4 )

 

Ø  ARIHANT : Beyond “ Thought Experiment “…………..[ 21 May 2018 ]

Ø  Nostradamus could have said ?...........................[ 08 Nov 2018 ]

Ø  Peter : The Second …………………………………………………[ 11 Nov 2018 ]

Ø  Singularity : an Indian Concept ?.........................[ 29 Mar 2020 ]

 

 

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( K )…….. DATA OWNERSHIP IN ORDER TO MONETIZE PERSONAL DATA ( 25 )

 

Ø  Making best of a bad bargain ? …………………………[ 09 June 2018 ]

Ø  Wealth of Nations…………………………………………….. [ 17 Aug 2018 ]

Ø  Brittany Kaiser : You are right ………………………….[ 19 Sept 2018 ]

Ø  Tim Berners-Lee Speaks …………………………………..[ 30 Sept 2018 ]

Ø  Internet Bill of Rights…………………………………………[ 07 Oct 2018 ]

Ø  Contract for the Web ……………………………………….[ 06 Nov 2018 ]

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

Ø  Thus spoke Mukesh…………………………………………..[ 19 Dec 2018 ]

 

Ø         Privacy  for  Sale   ………………………………………… .[  26  Aug  2017 ]

 

Ø  Thank You , Satya Nadela …………………………………[ 16 Jan 2019 ]

Ø  Data is the New Oil ……………………………………………[ 30 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  SARAL …………………………………………………………………[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

 

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

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

Ø  Thank You, Narendrabhai …………………………………[ 26 Sept 2019 ]

Ø  First Step : Second Step : Third Step……………….[ 23 July 2020 ]

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

Ø  A Small Display of Willingness ?......................[ 20 Oct 2020 ]

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

Ø  “Pods”;Prescribed by ( Dr ) Tim Berners-Lee ….[ 23 Jan 2021 ]

Ø  Congratulations, David Temkin …………………………[ 04 Mar 2021 ]

Ø  Please, listen to Pandurang Kamat …………………..[ 28 Mar 2021]

 

Ø  Taxing the Data Thieves ? …………………………………[ 04 Mar 2019 ]

Ø  Hurry / do not Hesitate …………………………………….[ 18 Nov 2020 ]

Ø  Right to Sell My Soul ?................................. [ 27 Aug 2017 ]

 

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RELATED  READINGS :

 

Govt-Twitter faceoff escalates over IT Rules   /  Eco Times  / 28 May

DoT mulls regulating Calling Apps  /  Eco Times  / 28  May 

OTTs and Digital  News Platforms get 15 days to comply with New Rules / Eco Times / 28 May

Google to comply with India’s IT Rules, says Pichai  /  Eco Times  /  28  May

WhatsApp says Indian govt exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule

 

Governments have accountability, platforms have none: Sridhar Vembu on India vs Big Tech 

China to restrict mobile app news notifications in internet clampdown 

 

How China Is Cracking Down on Its Once Untouchable Tech Titans