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

Saturday 20 January 2018

AADHAR vs PRIVACY


Aadhar  Fact  :  Privacy  Fiction ?




For last two days , Supreme Court is hearing arguments from the petitioners who are opposing Aadhar


For details of arguments advanced by advocate Shyam Divan ( for the petitioners ) and the observations made by the Supreme Court , read :

Aadhar : Supremely Satisfying ?

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2018/01/aadhar-supremely-satisfying.html

 


My  Observations  :


For over 60 years, Indians have submitted far more personal data , mostly to dozens of government agencies, to obtain goods or services . All of this was in long paper forms .  No one objected  ! 


Just a few examples are : banking / insurance / gas connection / credit card / income tax / police / driving licence / ration / kerosene / healthcare / school-college admissions / property tax / PF / Passport  etc .


Now the petitioners are objecting to the following information captured by Aadhar form :

     Name  /  Gender   /  Birth date  /   Address  /  Mobile No  /  Email  /  Biometric  /
     Photo

On the other hand, we have been ( voluntarily ) furnishing , a lot of personal information to private parties for decades , even knowing that these parties are either “ selling “ or “ commercially exploiting “ , that information !

Just one example is the following type of personal data which jobseekers make available to Job Portals and URGE them to share it freely with the World ( including blasting of their resumes to unknown employers / recruitment agencies – the governing principle being :  Tell World  About  Me [  TWAM  ]

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         First Name  /  Middle Name  /  Last  Name  /  Address  /  Current  Location  /
         Photo ( sometimes , optional )  /  Mobile  Number  /  Email  ID  /  Birth Date  /
         Gender  /  Educational  Details ;  Degrees -  Diplomas  -  Colleges  -  Years
        attended  -  Marks  obtained  /  Current  Employer -  Designation  -  Salary  /
        Jobs  held  in past – names of Companies – Periods worked – Salaries drawn –
        Designations held – Reasons for leaving /  Position applying for or interested in
        /  Preferred location  /  Salary expected  /  Current   Industry – Function – Job
       Role  /  Skills acquired  /  Languages spoken – written  /   Area of specialization
       /  Marital  Status  /  Names of  References for checking background / Name of
       Spouse / Number of Children ( with their ages ) etc


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A few months ago, after Supreme Court held that “ Privacy is a fundamental right “,
Delhi Metropolitan Magistrate ordered a probe against online jobs portal Monster.com for allegedly selling data on website users to a third party.


Before start of the current hearing on 17th , I wish the Supreme Court had read my following email :

A Fool’s Paradise ?  [  29  Aug  2017  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/08/a-fools-paradise.html

 

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My  Take  :


Aadhar is Inescapable
 
Modifications / Improvements must continue
 
Privacy  is an Illusion


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Why  do I say  that  ?

2024 ! – V 2.0 of Orwellian 1984 ?  [  07  July  2017  ]

Data Protection without Data Privacy ?  [  08  Jan  2018  ]

     https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2018/01/data-protection-without-data-   privacy.html

 




20  Jan  2018



With Regards,

hemen  parekh 
( M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08


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