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

Sunday, 10 February 2019

SARAL


SARAL



What does that stand for ?
Single  Authentic  Registration ( for )  Anywhere  Login



Is this original concept ?
Not really . Even today, we give our personal data to web sites like Google / Facebook and then use services of hundreds of other web sites by just selecting : “ Log me in with Google or Facebook “ .  Same principle



Advantage ?
·          No filling up / editing, your personal data, again and again, on hundreds of web sites. Just ONE site !


·          Preventing web sites to demand – and use – your personal data which they don’t need



·          Enabling users to make money by “selling “their personal data




How much money can user ( possibly ) make by selling personal data ?
·          $ 4 / month , from each website ( x 100 = $ 400 pm = Rs 30,000 per month )



Will all web sites agree to pay such amounts ?
·          Initially , some will agree . Gradually , more and more will agree


·          Then there will be government web sites which will not pay any cash to the users but may give “rebate / discount “ from amounts a citizen owes them for their services




How will this work ?
·          At birth of a child , parents will submit child’s data ( Name / Birthdate / Address etc ) on,

·          Up to the age of 12 , parents will submit / edit,  all data about the child
·          From 12 to 18 , data submission / editing will be done jointly with the child
·          From 18 onwards, child ( who has turned adult ) will maintain data



What DATA will be submitted on IndiaDataCustodian ?
·          Data will be submitted at 10 DATA LEVELS – described in detail at :

Only Answer :  a  Statutory  Warning   [  10  Nov  2018  ]




How will other web sites “Access “ these data of a user ?
·          All web sites / mobile apps will enable a user to login by clicking ,

“ Log me with ww.IndiaDataCustodian.gov.in


·          No user will need to submit any personal data directly on ANY web site / mobile app


·          Each user would need to select / specify ( on IndiaDataCustodian ), which web site ( or type of web site ) can be granted   “ access “ to which DATA LEVEL , for free


·          User will also select / specify which DATA LEVEL can be “ sold “ to what kind of web sites


·          The “sale Price “ for each DATA LEVEL will be fixed by IndiaDataCustodian


·          The “ for sale “ DATA will NOT reveal the identity of any user. It will be always anonymized / aggregated for a few hundred / few thousands users, based on “demographic profile “ configured by the buyer web site online ( on IndiaDataCustodian ) and the purchase price paid online ( DBT to each User’s Bank account )




What about the web sites which do not agree to this arrangement ?
·          They will be STOPPED from operating in India  !  It will be “ Quit  India “ from Google downwards and will include Indian web sites as well


·          Of course they may come on board at any time – in which case IndiaDataCustodian will inform all the Indian Citizens who have registered with IndiaDataCustodian



·          IndiaDataCustodian will also publish on its web site , the “ Sale Prices “ for each DATA LEVEL




Can you give examples of some such web sites who must sign agreement with IndiaDataCustodian ?
Birth Certificate / Property Taxes
Reclica                                             
 Medical records from birth to death
Google /  Bing  /  Yahoo                    
Searching for information
Facebook /  Twitter                             
Socializing / Messaging
Amazon  /  Flipkart   /  Snapdeal           
Online purchases
ICICI  /  PNB  /  SBI  etc                       
e-KYC for deposits / loans
Paytm                                               
Making digital payments
Byjus                                                 
Online Education
Selection of TV Channels
Vodafone                                          
 e-KYC for getting mobile phone services
IRCTC                                               
Train Ticket booking
Air ticket booking
UMANG                                              
For e-governance services
Police Department                             
Filing complaints
E Commerce Sites                             
Buying – Selling things
Housing Department                         
 Buying affordable houses
Transport Department                         
Paying Road Tax
Getting Rs 6000 per year for small farmers
Getting electricity connection
National Career Portal /  Naukri           
 Getting jobs / Applying online
LinkedIn                                            
 Professional Networking
for Right To  Information
Driving License / Domicile Certificate / Tribe Certificate / Caste Certificate / Birth Certificate / PAN Card /TAN Card  /  Ration Card  /  Passport  /  Electoral Rolls  /   and a host of other government services

By no means , this is a comprehensive list . It is merely representative



What about security of user data from hackers ?
Consider the following scenario :


      #   HCP  visits Twitter to post a tweet


      #   HCP clicks on Twitter :    Log me in with  www.IndiaDataCustodian.gov.in 


      #   HCP is taken to IndiaDataCustodian where he logs in / authorizes it to share his LEVEL 1 data with Twitter


      #   HCP posts 5 Tweet  / 2 re-tweets


      #  Twitter passes on this entire “ Session Log “ of HCP to IndiaDataCustodian , which stores this in “ HCP’s 
          Online Life-time History “ page – which can be “ accessed “ by various Intelligence Agencies for surveillance,
          strictly in accordance with the procedure outlined at :


  Who Watches  the  Watchmen ? [ 12  Jan  2019  ]




Why is this procedure essential ?
·          For past one year, Facebook / Twitter are taking for a ride , US Congress and UK Parliament , with totally evasive answers in respect of data leaks / data sale of users without their “ informed consent “


·          And placing all kinds of “ legal road-blocks “ to EU’s GDPR investigations


·          But bending backwards to accommodate most stringent operational stipulations of China


·          In response to a summons  from India’s Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology , Twitter CEO , Jack Dorsey refused to turn up for the meeting !



·          Vijaya Gadde [ vijaya@twitter.com  ] Twitter’s global lead for legal, policy, trust and safety had the impudence to state,

  No one who engages publicly for Twitter India makes enforcement decisions with respect to our rules for    content or accounts in India “




What should Anurag Thakur ( Chairman – Parliamentary Committee ) tell Vijaya Gadde ?




·          Thanks for enlightening the Committee on your internal rules . Your CEO need not come to India. As soon as we have firmed up OUR RULES , he will be informed to comply or quit !



What concerns will SARAL address ?

SARAL will satisfy the following concerns :


      #   It will facilitate early introduction of E-Commerce Policy , which is hanging fire due to a potential conflict
           with the proposed Data Protection Bill in respect of nature of sensitive data that must be stored locally



      #   It will store on the local server of IndiaDataCustodian , entire “ life history “ of WHO visited WHICH web
           Site , WHEN and for HOW LONG , and did WHAT



     #   It will satisfy the National Encryption Policy



     #   It will ensure smooth functioning of the Centralized E-Commerce Regulator / Data Protection Regulator



     #   It will enable TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION



     #   It will enable India’s Intelligence Agencies to carry out surveillance in most transparent manner



     #   It will enable the Central and the State Governments to formulate policies / schemes in respect of subsidies /
          unemployment allowances / other DBT schemes



     #  It will enable users ( registered on IndiaDataCustodian ) to “ monetize “ their personal / private data by
         authorizing IndiaDataCustodian to sell the same ( could be as high as Rs 30,000 per month per user )



    #  It will enable Indian and Foreign Corporate to bypass the Social Media web sites and , instead use the
        Platform of IndiaDataCustodian , to target their “ Marketing Campaign “ to millions of Indians. This will enable
        IndiaDataCustodian to earn billions of dollars , which it can share with its registered users 


       

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Dear Shri  Ravi Shankar Prasadji ,



On this subject , I have sent to you , several suggestions in the past


My this note , more or less , summarizes those


Having waited so long , I urge you to circulate this note to all the concerned Ministries and seek their views before announcing the E Commerce Policy or introducing the Data Protection Bill in Lok Sabha



If implemented , this proposal will set the benchmark for rest of the world


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10  Feb  2019

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com