Delayed Data Protection : a blessing in disguise ?

 

 

Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji,

You are harried man in great hurry

But, for once you will be happy that the Data Protection Bill was not rushed through in a hurry ( ala FARM LAWS ? ), giving you an opportunity to revamp it in light of the following recent developments :

 

What development  ?

A committee headed by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has recommended creation of Universal National Social Profile

Context :

GoM bats for Universal National Social Profile  /  HT  /  09 Dec 2020

Extract :

Ø  India should create a Universal National Social Profile in order to have a more immediate and thorough record of people entitled to government benefits

Ø  The suggestions ..details ways in which delivery of services and benefits through digital means can be overhauled, identifying 12 specific strategies such as ,

          #    creating a unified data system for all government offices,

          #    ensuring personal records are digital from when a person is born and

          #    improving digital literacy as well as infrastructure,

Ø  Their report also suggested creation of a multidimensional, secure, real-time, geo-tagged, robust, and accessible unified data system for all interactions that a citizen makes with the different levels of governments.

Ø  This simplification can be done by creating a single sign-in facility, ensuring that any office can serve functions of any other government office location

Ø  The privacy issue should be appropriately addressed …Citizens should have control over their data. They should be able to decide what they would like to share voluntarily.

 

Ø  With regard to issues concerning personal records and personal data, it should align with the architecture as defined in various judicial pronouncements, particularly the SC judgement of Nov 2019, as also private data protection bill under consideration

 

Ø  Eminent expert Nilanjan Sircar said while e-governance improved services, it was important that the data is anonymised to prevent any misuse.

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WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS RECOMMENDATION ?

Ø  UNSP ( Unified National social Profile ), rests on the following CORNER  STONES :

 

#     PRIVACY issue should be addressed properly

#     Citizens should have control over their data

      #     They should be able to decide what they would like to share voluntarily and with who

#     Personal data should be anonymized to prevent any misuse

#    There should be a SINGLE sign-in facility

APART FROM GETTING GOVERNMENT SERVICES / BENEFITS DIGITALLY, HOW ELSE CAN UNSP HELP CITIZEN ?

Ø  Since a citizen has the right to,

      #  “ Own- Control “ her Personal Data , and

      #  “ Share “ the same with entities of her choice,

     It is obvious that she also has the right to SELL ( get compensated ) for her data ( monetize her data )

OK , BUT HOW CAN GOVERNMENT HELP CITIZEN TO “ MONETIZE “ HER DATA ?

By implementing :

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

 

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

 

BUT WOULD THAT NOT REQUIRE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURE OF WWW  ?

Ø  Yes, and fortunately Tim Berners Lee ( father of WWW 1.0 ) has just released an OPEN SOURCE software ARCHITECTURE , as reported here :

            Mission-critical security in Inrupt’s Version 1.1 release 

   Extract :

Ø  The Inrupt software suite includes the Enterprise Solid Server, Developer Tools, and PodBrowser.

Ø  Mission-critical use cases often require safely storing and controlling access to sensitive, regulated, or private data

Ø  Solid enables end users to share and grant access to data stored on Pods with other users, applications, and organizations. In order to do this securely, a Solid server requires the ability to authenticate and authorize these users, applications, and entities.

Ø  A Solid server must be able to verify the identities of agents in order to ensure they only access data they have been granted access to.

Ø  This enables Pod owners and service providers to not only control who has access to data, but also control the applications and services used to access that data.

Ø  A core tenet of Solid is that data, and the interfaces to access it, are interoperable across applications

Ø  It is an important step towards empowering users across the globe with control over how their data is used and allowing organizations to deliver new kinds of value never before thought possible.

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Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji,

In a way, may be it was best that we have yet to pass the Data Protection Bill into a law

The latest release of OPEN SOURCE ARCHITECTURE  by Inrupt, now makes it possible re-focus the PERSONAL DATA issue,

Ø  from one of PRIVACY

Ø  to one of MONETIZING

Here is your “ once-in-a-lifetime “ opportunity to :

Ø  Resolve the differences between Govt and Industry ( data collectors / compilers / hoarders etc ) in respect of mandatorily sharing ( or not sharing ) of Personal Data vs Non-Personal Data

Ø  Come up with a solution which is much superior to EU’s GDPR

Ø  Enable Indian Users of Social Media / E Com sites – Apps etc to earn Rs 30,000/pm ( ave )

In case you have any doubts as to the FEASIBILITY of my suggestions, I urge you to get an opinion from NASSCOM

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  24 April 2021

 

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Related Readings :

Ø  Understandable ? Yes ………………………………………………….[ 18 Feb 2021 ]

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

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

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Dr Harshvardhanji, please listen to Shri Chandrasekharji

 

 

Shri N Chandrasekharji  [  nchandra@tata.com ] , recently said :

“ The best thing we can do immediately is to have PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS to know where the cases will rise next “

( source : Technology can solve country’s key problems :  Tata Sons Chairman  )

 

Shri Chandrasekharji is a much-respected leader of IT industry and a technocrat par excellence

He speaks rarely, but when he does, his are the “ Words of Wisdom “, coming from a deep domain knowledge

QUESTION :

How can we go about that business of PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS ?

ANSWER :

By compiling / capturing following DATA about each and every Indian citizen ( affected or so far not affected , by COVID ) :

( source :   Vaccine : a Case of Missing Data     /    09 April 2021 )

Extract :

Ø  It ( analysis / publishing ) can be done by some SOFTWARE, without human intervention

Ø  Analyzing / Publishing can be DAILY and AUTOMATIC, from data flowing in from all VDC ( Vaccine Delivery Centres ) / Govt Agency releasing orders / schedules / Vaccine Suppliers – Transporters – Recipients etc) 

Ø  Based on EXTRAPOLATION ( Weighed Averages modified by TREND ANALYSIS ), that software can even PREDICT the number of dozes that will be needed by each and every VDC for the next 7 days and accordingly issue to the Vaccine Manufacturers, precise DELIVERY SCHEDULES ( no humans )

Ø  These DELIVERY SCHEDULES themselves must be clearly viewable on COWIN portal, for each and every VDC and totaled for each and every State

Ø  The analysis must also display the “ No of dozes wasted “ due to expiry and other reasons

Ø  Cowin website must also show, for each and every VDC ( Date / Month wise ), a tabulation as follows :

      #  Date

     #  Opening Stock

     #  Receipt during the day ( linked with Consignment Details )

     #  Consumed during the day

     #  Closing Stock 

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(  Source :  “ Individual Health Records “ for Disease Prevention   /  06 Feb 2021 )

 

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  ( source :   National Clinical Registry on Covid…………………/   29 Sept 2020  )

 

Ø  This data MUST be compiled BEFORE vaccinating because once a person gets vaccinated, he may not stick around to furnish the “ additional demographic data “ !  

        Health workers cannot be made to run after thousands of absconding

        citizen !

         

       HOW WILL SUCH COMPILATION OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA HELP ?

Ø  Applying AI ( Artificial Intelligence ) to the ever-growing National Health Data Vault, will enable us to PREDICT, which SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS are most VULNERABLE now ( for getting infected with Covid in the near future ) and which groups are most susceptible later on to some other unknown future pandemics )

    

Ø  Any compromise / shortcut on such MASSIVE DATA COMPILATION ( before vaccination ), will render the entire exercise infructuous ( costing Rs 50,000 crore, for the cost of vaccine + billions of MAN-HOURS spent by 1370 million citizen and health workers ) !

 

Ø  We would fail to “ Reap the Full Benefit “ of the ECONOMIC COST incurred of this ONE-TIME exercise, for PREVENTING future virus outbreaks !

 

Ø  I urge Dr Harshvardhan , to ensure that the steering committees of ALL the States follow ( without compromise ), ONLINE DATA COLLECTION FORMS , hosted on the Central Server , as described at :

      National Clinical Registry   

 

Ø  Everyone MUST use :

            Same FORM , hosted on same CENTRAL PORTAL , (using any device and

            from anywhere )

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( source :   Rationing of Covid Vaccine ?   /   06 July 2020   )

 

Extract :

How to determine these priorities, scientifically / un-biasedly , for 700 million people ?

No human expert , no matter how intelligent , can process and co-relate ALL the data , quickly and continuously ( since data keeps changing all the time ) for the following :

       Ø    Data about   “ Persons already infected “  ……….. ( cured / died / under

             treatment )

       Ø    Data about   “ Persons not infected so far “………. (  and needing

             vaccination )

 

But, if meticulously compiled and centrally processed ( with help of Artificial Intelligence ), following data, compiled uniformly at source, could determine those “ VACCINATION  PRIORITIES “ :

 

[ A ]   PERSONAL  DATA

                Ø   Name / Birthdate ( for Age ) / Gendre / Contact Details / Aadhar

                      number

 

[ B ]   LOCATION  DATA

                Ø   Permanent Address / Current Address ( State – Jilla – City – locality ) /

                     Red Zone / Containment

 

[ C ]   FAMILY  DATA

                Ø   Details of Parents / Siblings

 

[ D ]   HEALTH  HISTORY

                Ø    Details of recent illnesses - morbidity / Medicines given ( including for

                      Covid treatment ) / Hospitals where treated / Names & License

                      Number of Doctor who treated

                      

 [ E ]   ETHNIC  DATA

               Ø    Race / Religion  / Language ( Mother tongue )

 

[ F ]   EDUCATIONAL  DATA

               Ø    Graduate – Under Graduate – Illiterate etc

 

[ G ]    EMPLOYMENT  DATA

                Ø  Employed – Unemployed – Self employed

 

[ H ]    INCOME  DATA

               Ø  Monthly Income (to determine whether RICH–MIDDLE CLASS–POOR )

 

 

Why should we compile such data for all Indians ( suffering from Covid or not ) ?

 

Quote from : 

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/racial-data-transparency

 

As more data about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic becomes available, it is increasingly clear that the disease is hitting the most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations in the U.S. the hardest.

Although racial and ethnic information is currently available for only about 35% of the total deaths in the U.S., even this limited sample shows that Black Americans and other historically disadvantaged groups are experiencing infection and death rates that are disproportionately high for their share of the total population.

For example, while Black Americans represent only about 13% of the population in the states reporting racial/ethnic information, they account for about 34% of total Covid-19 deaths in those states. Asian Americans and Latinx Americans also show elevated impacts in some regions.

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@recruitGuru.com  /  22 April 2021

Vehicle Fitness Test ? A 7 year wait ?

 

 

Context :

Any commercial vehicle can be scrapped if it fails fitness test   /   TOI – 17 April 2021

Commercial vehicles can be scrapped even before 15 years: Road Ministry's draft   / 19 April 2021

 

Extract :

Ø  Any commercial vehicle irrespective of its age and even before it attains 15 years would be phased out if it fails to pass the automated fitness test after two chance, the draft rules issued by the road and transport ministry said

Ø  The vehicle owners will have the last option to challenge the test results before the appellate authority seeking re-testing

Ø  According to draft rules for setting up of automated vehicle testing centres and testing procedures, the appellate authority may order re-testing within five days after receiving any complaint and this test result will be final

Ø  If vehicle fails in this test, then it will be considered as “ End of Life “ of the vehicle and it would be deregistered automatically from the Vahan database

Ø  The vehicle scrapping policy has been prepared keeping the automated fitness test result as the benchmark

Ø  But private vehicle owners don’t face this risk as such vehicles need to undergo fitness tests only after 15 years from their date of registration

Ø  In the case of Commercial Vehicles, fitness tests are mandatory once in two years till eighth year and then they need to for this testing annually

Ø   Currently there are ONLY 7 automated fitness testing centres including one each in Delhi, Rohtak, Lucknow, Odisha and Nasik

Ø  The Road Ministry will set up an online mechanism for appointment for testing of vehicles.

Ø  To prevent conflict of interest, the Automated Testing Station shall act as test-only facility and shall not provide any services related to repair of vehicles or sale or manufacturing of auto spares, said the Ministry.

 

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MY  TAKE :

Ø  An automated fitness testing centre needs 5 acre of land , costs Rs 15 crore and can test 80-100 vehicles in a day   , with construction period of one year . For specifications / requirements of a typical Vehicle Fitness Testing Centre, look up : https://aiactive.com/pages/transportation/automatic-vehicle-inspection-system.html

Ø  So, our current 7 centres can test 700 vehicles per day ( together, approx.. 2.5 Lakh in a year )

Ø  Now few days back, while announcing the Vehicle Scrapping Policy in Lok Sabha, Shri Gadkariji gave following estimates of OLD vehicles :

Light Motor Vehicles

#   Older than 20 years…………………………………………. ………………51  lakhs

#  Older than 15 years( but less than 20 years ).…………………34  lakhs 

      Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles

#  Older than 15 years without any valid FITNESS certificate…17  lakhs

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TOTAL…………………………………………………………………………………………..102 lakh 

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Hence those 7 centres will need approx. 7 YEARS  to complete testing of those 17 lakh OLD commercial vehicles  !

Assumptions :

           #    No new centres come up in near future

           #     These existing 7 centres devote themselves exclusively to testing

                   of only the Commercial Vehicles  and none of those 85 lakh OLD

                   private vehicles . If these too queue up, it would take 40 YEARS !

                  

           #    No old commercial vehicle owner “  Challenges “ the first test result

                 and seek re-testing

 

Problems :

 

[ A ]  COMMERCIAL VEHICLES TESTING

 

Ø  The above-mentioned figures are for the FIRST TIME testing- whereas commercial

     vehicles need testing every year after 8 years . That means those 17 lakh must

      be tested EVERY YEAR !

            

Ø  To this figure, we must add, the number of Commercial Vehicles celebrating their 8^th Birthday.

In     In 2022 , that number would be 6.3  LAKH ( those produced in 2014 ) ! 

So , in 2022 , we are talking of testing 23.3 lakh ( 17 + 6.3 ) commercial vehicles

      And with increasing vehicle production, since this figure is steadily rising,

      year after year

 

          TOTAL NUMBER TO BE TESTED IN 2022 , will add up as follows :

         #  Cumulative Backlog till today………………………….. ……………. 17  Lakhs

         #  100 % of Cum Backlog ( each year after 8 years )………… 17  Lakhs

         #  2014 born reaching 8 year in 2022……………………………………6.3  Lakhs

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      Total to be tested in 2022………………………………………………………… 40.3  Lakhs

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[ B ]   PRIVATE VEHICLES TESTING

Ø  Private vehicles have to be “ Fitness Tested “ for the first time after 15 years, and then every 5 years thereafter .

That means, of the above-mentioned  85 ( 51 + 34 ) lakh which to be tested

AT ONCE right now for the first time, one-fifth of these ( ie 17 lakh ) will need

 to be tested EACH YEAR

      

Ø  Now in India we produced / sold 17 lakh Passenger cars in year 2007 . So in 2022,

     these will celebrate 15^th birthday and require re-testing

Hence total passenger cars to be tested in 2022, will add up as follows :

#   Cumulative Backlog till today……………………… 85  Lakhs

#   20 % of Cumulative Backlog……………………….  17  Lakhs

#   2007 born reaching 15 years………………………  17  lakhs

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TOTAL for 2022…………………………………………………….. 119  Lakh

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Hence, the Grand Total Number of Vehicles needing immediate testing ( and quite

 likely, YEAR after YEAR testing, since vehicle production in India is rising rapidly, )

 add up as follows ;

Ø  Commercial Vehicles……………………………………………..   40.3    Lakhs

Ø  Passenger vehicles………………………………………………….119.0     Lakhs

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 GRAND TOTAL to be tested in 2022 …………………..  159.3  Lakhs

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This DEMAND ( for testing ) must be viewed against the available SUPPLY

One Fitness Testing Centre can test max 100 vehicles day . That means 30,000 / year ( in 300 working days )

That means we need 530 testing centres to satisfy this  DEMAND  ! Costing Rs 7,950 Crore  !

Just impossible  !

 

Is there an ALTERNATIVE ?

May be !

Install all kinds of sensors in each vehicle ( considering that latest vehicles need

 some 1000 – 1400 micro-chips , may be required sensors are already pre-

installed )

Then take help from our GPS-based NaVIC satellites to monitor all of our 240

 MILLION vehicles on Indian roads ( parked or moving ) , and determine their

 HARM QUOTIENT / TRANS-TAX , as described at :

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

 

This system has following advantages :

Ø  It will cost much less than Rs 7950  Crore

Ø  In fact, it could well EARN the Governments ( State + Central ), Rs 8,000 crore PER DAY

Ø  It will take less than a year to implement  ( if in doubt, consult Dr Sivan – ISRO )

Ø  It will report the “ PASS – FAIL “ reports of all vehicles to a CENTRAL SERVER, on 24x7 basis

Ø  It will plot a GRAPH for each vehicle’s HARM QUOTIENT and alert the authorities / traffic police

Ø  It will collect TRANS-TAX , automatically ( without human intervention ) from prepaid RFID FasTag

Ø  It will show TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ( density ) for each and every road of India ( 24x7 )

Ø  It will be able to redirect / regulate traffic

Ø  It will motivate people to use Public Transport ( to avoid paying huge TRANS-TAX for private cars )

Ø  It will reduce air-pollution with buyers switching over to Electric Vehicles

 

Dear Shri Gadkariji,

I urge you to give an opportunity to our Scientists / Software – Hardware Engineers  / R&D engineers of Auto Industry / Start-ups in SPACE sectors etc

They will be happy to take up your challenge and come up with this MOON SHOT solution which will be copied by all the countries

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  20  April  2021