[ Source :
Following “ Internet Bill of Rights “ is prepared by Ro Khanna — the Democratic representative from California
The
internet age and digital revolution have changed Americans’ way of life. As our lives and the U.S. economy
are more tied to the internet, it is essential to provide Americans with basic
protections online.
You should have the right :
(1)
to
have access to and knowledge of all collection and uses of personal
data by companies
(2)
to opt-in
consent to the collection of personal data by any party and to the sharing
of personal data with a third party
(3)
where
context appropriate and with a fair process, to obtain, correct or delete
personal data controlled by any company and to have those requests honored by
third parties
(4)
to
have personal data secured and to be notified in a timely manner when a security
breach or unauthorized access of personal data is discovered
(5)
to
move all personal data from one network to the next
(6)
to
access and use the internet without internet service providers blocking,
throttling, engaging in paid prioritization or otherwise unfairly favoring
content, applications, services or devices
(7)
to internet service without the collection of data that is
unnecessary for providing the requested service, absent opt-in consent
(8)
to
have access to multiple viable, affordable internet platforms, services and
providers with clear and transparent pricing
(9)
not
to be unfairly discriminated against or exploited based on your personal data
(10)
to
have an entity that collects your personal data have reasonable business
practices and accountability to protect your privacy.
Extract from the
article :
Comments by
interviewer Kara Swisher
( who interviewed Ron Khanna )
“ It’s an admirable
list, but I suspect that if Democrats
try to turn these principles into law, it will be like pushing back
the ocean, especially since the
business models of many of these companies are predicated on sucking up as much data as they can and
exploiting it for gain. The consumer is the product “
Mr. Berners-Lee, who is
widely known as the inventor of the World Wide Web and who advised Mr. Khanna
on the creation of his list, agrees.
“ If the internet is to
live up to its potential as a force for good in the world, we need safeguards
that ensure fairness, openness and human dignity,” he said in an email.
“ This Bill of Rights
provides a set of principles that are about giving users more control of their online lives while creating a healthier internet economy.”
Comments by Ro Khanna :
Mr.
Khanna said he gets that it will be a slow road, and it will definitely require
bipartisan support.
“This is a 15-year fight, but I do not think tech is
immediately primed against it and Congress is more willing to be strong on
regulation,” he told me.
“Tech is amoral — it is great in many ways but not as great in
others, and they need to now spend the next 10 years thinking about how they
shape that tech for public good.”
My Take :
·
Most of the
points covered above have also found place in B N Shrikrishna Committee Report
·
If all
powerful American Congress / Senate may take 15 YEARS to put into place, a viable DATA
PROTECTION LAW, how long will it take us ?
·
Under Ro
Khanna’s proposal , it will be up to “ aggrieved individual citizen “ to fight
out his case ( in a court of law ) for any misuse of his personal consent by Facebook
/ Google etc .
It would be the same with our own proposed
DATA PROTECTION LAW !
This is mockery !
Do we expect ONE BILLION Indians to hire Cyber Crime Experts / Lawyers,
to keep spying on hundreds of web sites to unearth WHO is misusing his personal
data , WHEN and HOW and for WHAT purpose , in breach of his personal /
individual “ Contract “ with the offender , as per “ I accept the TERMS /
CONDITIONS “ click ?
Dear
Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,
Only way to protect our ONE BILLION citizens ( from
misuse of personal data ) is :
# Terminate the legal validity
of those 100 BILLION “ individual
contracts “ [ 1 billion
persons x 100 web sites ]
# On behalf of these 1 Billion
Indian citizens , government ( Data Protection Regulator
-
DPR ) to
enter into consolidated contracts with those 100 web sites
# Web sites not willing to sign such agreement /
contract with DPR , must be asked to
QUIT
INDIA ( - if China can do this , why can’t we ? )
I once again urge you to consider my detailed suggestion in following
earlier e mail :
A Matter
of Motive [ 04 Aug 2018
]
As in case of my earlier emails , this blog too is being sent to :
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In addition , this time , I am also sending this email to the following
:
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PM’s Economic Advisory Council :
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Some others :
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Trade Advisory Group :
Surjit
Bhalla………………………………….. ssbhalla@gmail.com
S
Jaishankar………………………………… psfs@mea.gov.in
Rajeev
Kher……………………………….. Rajeev.kher@ris.org.in
Sanjeev
Sanyal……………………… Sanjeev@sanjeevsanyal.com / contact@idfcinstitute.org
Shekhar
Shah……………………………. ashah@ncaer.org
Vijay
Chauthaiwale……………………. { Not sending since requested to opt out
}
Pulak
Ghosh……………………………….. Pulak.ghosh@iimb.ac.in
Jayant
Dasgupta………………………… ictsd@ictsd.ch / amb-indiawto@nic.in
Rajiv K
Luthra……………………………… rajiv@luthra.com
Chandrajit
Banerjee…………………… cb@cii.in
08 Oct 2018
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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Added on 02 April 2022 :
Extract :
Big tech companies must have better-designed deliberative platforms, individuals must own their data under an internet bill of rights, social media companies must be held accountable for content inciting violence while allowing all political viewpoints, and they must not enjoy blanket immunity under the guise of being intermediaries, Ro Khanna, the Indian-American Congressman
In an interview, Khanna also advocated a tax on digital companies that goes into an independent fund to support journalism and said there should be compensation for use of content on links on social media if that content is coming from journalism or newspapers.