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, 3 August 2022

Data Protection Bill V 1.0 : RIP

 


 

Context :

Centre pulls data protection bill that fanned privacy fears / TelegraphIndia  /  04 Aug 2022

Extract :

On Wednesday, Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister for electronics and information technology, withdrew the bill in the Lok Sabha and said a new, comprehensive law would be prepared after considering all the suggestions made earlier.

 

MY  TAKE :

 

Dear Shri Vaishnawji,

In case you did not get a chance to :

Ø  Examine my “ reservations “ re the old Bill , and

Ø  Carefully study the merits of my “ suggestions “ for its modifications , then

         I urge you to take very close look at the following e-mails sent to you and to your predecessor

The biggest drawbacks of the old Bill were :

#    Interests of Users of Social Media ( 700 – 800 million ) were totally neglected !

#    Interests of Data Intermediaries and Data Thieves were sought to be protected

#    An unhealthy obsession with controlling / removing “ Fake News “ and on regulation

#    Making BIG TECH pay some pittance of money ( by way of tax ) , ala GDPR

#    No mechanism what-so-ever to “ Compensate “ those 800 million users , whose PERSONAL – PRIVATE

      data was being collected / compiled / sold for BILLIONS of dollars by BIG TECH – that too , without

      explicit permission from each user ( “ Data Owner “ – but only on paper ! )

 

  Dear Shri Vaishnawji,

It is time for you to stand up for the POOR PEOPLE of India

You have been given that rare “ second chance “ to enable each user to get a monthly “ compensation “ of

Rs 30,000 , from those DATA THIEVES

By implementing :

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

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

You have a UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY to “ GARIBI HATAO “ before the 2024 general elections, without a

burden of a single Rupee on the Exchequers

And, you need NOT include this item in BJP’s Sankalp Patra , for fear of being treated as a FREEBIE

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  04 Aug 2022

 

 ( 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  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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