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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How China Is Cracking Down on Its Once Untouchable Tech Titans

Friday, 29 July 2022

LS Speaker Om Birla would like this

Over the past few days, Speakers ( LS + RS ) were forced to suspend some 23

odd members for shouting / rowdy behaviour / obstructing the smooth working of

the Parliament

This is the story of most past sessions of the Parliament, with very little getting

accomplished for the benefit of 140 crore citizen

Suspending members in the past has not led to any improved behaviour of current

members ( - much like capital punishment has failed to reduce the number of

murders ? )

There is only one solution to put a permanent end to this tamasha :

No more parliament session which is physical

All sessions to be “ virtual video sessions “ in which :

Members to participate online from their homes

Speaker has Admin Control, to turn off the video / audio of any rowdy / shouting

member or of a member who exceeds more than 3 minutes of speaking

To be able to " speak " , a member will need to fill in an Online Form on Sansad

Portal, requesting permission to speak, clearly selecting ( from appropriate drop

lists ),

- which session

- which subject / topic

Based on this, Speaker will confirm or deny permission ( this will get displayed on

the Portal )

Or the Speaker may email the concerned Member to just “ Record “ his / her

speech ( audio ) on the Snsad Portal , which ( assuming permission was granted ),

will get PODCAST at the allotted time-slot

Any citizen should be able to login , into any session as a Mute Spectator, by

entering his / her Aadhar ID

Next ?

Projecting entire Virtual Proceedings as a 3D volumetric Hologram on a Smart

phone, using technology developed by IKININC

https://ikininc.com/products/ryz-3d-hologram-technology/

All of this “ Virtual Loksabha “ platform development could be done in less than 3

months and at a cost of less than Rs 50 crore

This is one time cost

Now consider the SAVINGS

Let us assume that , in a year Parliament meets for 100 days ( all sessions put together )

Each session is for 8 hours

That translates into 800 work-hours / year

Recent press releases put the cost at Rs 1.5 crore / hour

Hence implementing my suggestion would save the country Rs 1,200 crore / year

No doubt, most of the Political Parties would oppose my suggestion

There is one way, we can get all parties to accept this

By conducting an ONLINE SURVEY and publishing the results

OR,

BJP could incorporate this item ( proposed Governance Reform ) in its Sankalp

Patras ( Election Manifestos ) for the forthcoming Dec 2022 elections in 7 States

This single one item will ensure that it wins absolute majority in all the 7 States !

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 29 July 2022

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Added on 30 June 2023 :

Translation of key sessions in Indian languages for MPs in new Parliament

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Inevitable has arrived on Mumbai Shores

Context :

Bond Street: Fastest-Finger-First On Bond Street: Large Investors Alert Sebi / 22 July 2022

Extract :

A few of these high-speed traders who are outwitting the traditional debt investors, like bond houses, asset managers, insurers and retirement funds, are suspected to be using specialised software to grab securities in what’s largely a ‘fastest-finger-first’ contest.

In a volatile market when prices improve, they sell down the cornered papers almost immediately to make quick money.

Large bond investors have told the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) that some of the players are gaming the electronic bidding system to snatch deals within less than a second of the opening of the issue.

MY TAKE :

Ø A Matter of Time………………………………………………[ 03 Jan 2017 ]

Extract :

Yesterday's Proverb : Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Today's Mantra : Competition is the Mother of Innovation

So, just wait to find out which Mobile Wallet comes up with the following " innovations " FIRST :

* All bank accounts of a person ( in different banks ) become inter- operable /

fungible, through seamless interlinking , using Aadhar / UPI Interface in a

Mobile Wallet

No need to " select " a particular bank name

* All transactions using a Mobile Wallet, automatically entered in BLOCK-

CHAIN database commonly shared by ALL banks

* Wallet based algorithm will move funds across different bank accounts for best

yield , constantly searching for best interest rates offered by banks on Fixed

Deposits

This will happen automatically, much like algorithm-based share trading ,

taking advantage of price differences in two bourses located 300 km apart ( in

one thousandths of a second ! )

And since computing power of mobiles are doubling every 18 months ( Moore's

Law ), nothing will stop algo-trading through a Mobile Wallet , as well !

( Demat A/C on Wallet ? )

with regards,

hemen parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 27 July 2022