If BBC can, why can we not ?

 

 

Context :

BBC Has Staff Wear Electronic Buzzers to Curb Virus Spread  /  Bloomberg  /  O8 Jan

Extract :

British Broadcasting Corp. staff will wear electronic devices to enforce social distancing in a sign of how workplaces are scurrying to contain a new, more-infectious variant of the coronavirus.

In memos sent Thursday and seen by Bloomberg, the BBC said measures to keep people safe will include wearable alarms. A BBC spokesman confirmed the memos.

“Social distancing proximity devices will be rolled out in key BBC locations to help maintain safe social distancing,” according to one of the memos.

“Anyone coming into those offices will be asked to wear the devices, which will alert wearers when they’re less than two metres apart from someone else.”

The gadget, which resembles a pager, will buzz if the wearer gets too close to someone else and doesn’t record any personal data, according to the memos. The measures will be introduced in the coming weeks, they said. The BBC spokesman didn’t have details of the device’s provider, and said it doesn’t connect to WiFi. The decision was reported earlier by the Daily Mail.

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A few months ago, I had suggested something even better than ensuring “ mere social distancing “ ,  in my following blog / email :

Aarogya Setu : Good Beginning / Long Way to Go ………………………………..[ 18 Apr 2020 ]

 

Extract :

 

 

Ø  Status of ALL the persons tested ( whether found positive or negative ),

    must be compiled in a central database ( 24x7 )

 

    

 

 

Ø  Arogya Setu, on its own, will access / retrieve / sync with central database

    every hour and download Mobile Numbers of ALL those who tested positive

 

    

 

 

Ø  As soon as I am within 2 meters of any of these ( positive ) Mobile phone, 

    my phone will start getting a signal and start beeping !

 

 

      Just imagine, in a crowd, hundreds of phones start beeping ! 

 

 

      Enough to scare even the bravest !

 

 

Ø   My suggestion will prevent thousands of persons crowding near free Ration

     Shops / Vegetable markets !

    Technological solution for “Social Distancing “

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Dear Dr Harshvardhanji,

I realize that you – and your team – are awfully busy with the roll-out of the vaccination plan.

Millions of man-hours are being spent on collecting / compiling / uploading data of those who must be given TOP PRIORITY for getting vaccinated ( Health Workers – Frontline Workers – Persons with comorbidity etc )

If quickly implemented, my “ BEWARE of the BEEP “ suggestion will add the topmost layer of priority !

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  09  Jan 2021   

Thank You, Smt Meenakshiji

 

 

Context :

Data Protection Bill To Be Finally Tabled In Parliament This Month  /  Inc42 / 07 Jan

Extract :

Ø  The final draft of the bill will include 89 amendments and one new clause, the head of the committee dealing with the draft announced.

Ø  Lekhi also said that the 30-member committee extensively debated all aspects of the bill and reached a “consensus” across different party lines.

Ø  Earlier, certain members of the committee had raised concerns around the government’s power to access citizen data without consent. “Clause 35 of the bill facilitates the government powers of surveillance. The parameters mentioned in the provisions are not clear in their implications. The use of phrases such as “security of the state” and “public order” in the provisions indicates ambiguity in terms of its applications,” one public-policy researcher Kazim Rizvi had previously noted.

Ø  Besides this, they also highlighted issues with the inclusion of non-personal data in the new law and the absence of judicial participation in selecting the head of the regulatory body. Some members also questions whether data should be localised.

Ø  The committee started discussions on the bill on January 16 last year and has conducted over 66 sittings since then, with close to 160 hours being spent on the deliberation. It has also received about 800 representations from a cross-section of stakeholders including industry, lawyers, associations, non-profits and public representatives.

Ø  Lekhi, in a subsequent statement, said, “Whosoever is required, whether an individual or an entity, will be asked to depose before the panel on the issue of protection of data and its privacy and their respective social media platforms will be thoroughly examined by the panel. It would be inappropriate and unfair to look at the calling of social media platforms from a political prism.”

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Question  :

Will the Social Media render the Data Protection Bill, infructuous even before it is passed by Lok Sabha ?

Why do I feel this way ?

It seems Social Media are fast coming up with new tricks to use Personal Data of users without their permission ( and make a ton of money, without compensating the users ) . Here is proof :

WhatsApp tweaks privacy policy to share more user data with Facebook    /   Adgully – 07 Jan 2020

Extract :

WhatsApp updated their privacy policy on Monday that allows the messaging app to share commercial user data with parent company Facebook, as the company aims to enhance business usage among group companies.

The revised privacy norms allow the sharing of business interactions across the group. Those who do not accept the updated privacy policy which come into force in February will not be able to access their chats on the messaging platform.

Critics of the move have said the updated privacy policy allows the company to monetize private data of the user without their consent and share this data with businesses and third party providers that transact on these platforms

The policy requires users to share transaction data, mobile device information, IP address, and data on how they interact with businesses via Facebook owned platforms.

India has 400 million WhatsApp users and 310 million Facebook users (according to Statista) which makes it the largest user base for the social media network

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Madam Lekhiji,

There is only one way to stay ahead of such “ thievery “ by the Social Media

That way is for introduction of a NEW clause in the Data Protection Bill, titled :

“ Grant of a Special Power of Attorney by the Users “

Under this clause, any user of Social Media can / will , absolutely voluntarily grant to the Government ( or Data Regulator ), a Special Power of Attorney, enabling the Government to enter into contracts with the Social Media on behalf of such users, to get the users compensated for use of their Personal Data by the Social Media

For this purpose, Govt will create an online portal ( www.IndiaDataCustodian.gov.in ) where willing users will ,

Ø  Register

Ø  Submit their Personal Data ( at 10 different levels of personal data details )

Ø  Authorize the Government to fix the “ Sale Price “ to the Social Media, for sale of anonymized / aggregated “ Bulk User Data “ at each level ( without revealing user identity in any way )

For the detailed / structured mechanism of how this clause will get implemented, read :  

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

 

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

 

This e mail is in pursuance of my following earlier e mail :

Ø  Congrats Smt Meenakshi Lekhiji                        [ 29 Nov 2020 ]

 

My suggestion ( to enable Users to monetize their own Personal Data ), is congruent with the Government itself “ SELLING “ personal data of its citizen, as can be confirmed from the following news reports / blogs :

Ø  Pvt firms, PSUs may get access to Centre’s crime database for a fee 

Ø  Database to help verify Staff Antecednts may be rolled out this month

( PSU, CORPs to pay fee / Free for Govt )

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

Ø  Govt clears policy to sell vehicle registration data  

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

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  08 Jan 2021

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Related Readings :

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

    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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COPY TO :

                   Members of JPC for Data protection Bill

Member Name	Party	E Mail ID
Meenakshi Lekhi	BJP	mrs.mlekhi@sansad.nic.in
P P Chaoudhary	BJP	ppchaudhary@sansad.nic.in
S S Ahluwalia	BJP	ssa@sansad.nic.in
Tejaswi Surya	BJP	tejasvi.surya@sansad.nic.in
Ajay Bhatt	BJP	ajaybhattlopuk@gmail.com
Col R Singh Rathore	BJP	rajvardhan.rathore@sansad.nic.in
Sanjay Jaiswal	BJP	drsanjayjaiswal@gmail.com
Kirit Solanki	BJP	kitit.solanki@sansad.nic.in
Arvind Dharmapuri	BJP	arvind.dharmapuri@sansad.nic.in
Dr Heena Gavit	BJP	drheenagavit@gmail.com
Uday Pratap Singh	BJP	uday.pratap@sansad.nic.in
Rajiv Ranjan Singh	JDU	lalanrrsingh@yahoo.co.in
Gaurav Gogoi	Congress	gaurav.gogoi@sansad.nic.in
S Jothi Mani	Congress	jothimani102@gmail.com
Prof Saugata Roy	TMC	saugata.roy@sansad.nic.in
Kanimozhi	DMK	kanimozhi@sansad.nic.in
P V Midhun Reddy	YSR Congress	midhun.reddy@sansad.nic.in
Dr  Shrikant Shinde	Shivsena	shrikant.shinde@sansad.nic.in
Bhartruhari Mahtab	BJD	bhartruhari.mahtab@gmail.com
Ritesh Pandey	BSP	ritesh.pandey@sansad.nic.in
Bhupendra Yadav	BJP	bhupendra.yadav@sansad.nic.in
Suresh Prabhu	BJP	sureshprabhu@sansad.nic.in
Rajeev Chandrasekhar	BJP	rajeev.c@sansad.nic.in
Ashwini Vaishnaw	BJP	av.odisha@sansad.nic.in
Jairam Ramesh	Congress	jairam@sansad.nic.in
Vivek Tankha	Congress	vivektankha.mp@sansad.nic.in
Derek O’brien	TMC	derek.ob@sansad.nic.in
A Navneethkrishnan	AIDMK	a.navkrish@sansad.nic.in
Ram Gopal Yadav	TRS	ramgopal.yadav@sansad.nic.in
Amar Patnaik	BJP	amar.patnaik@sansad.nic.in