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

Wednesday 28 March 2018

FW: YOUR VIEWS ON PRIVACY


Warm Regards,

Hemen Parekh
+91 98675 50808


Amit Malviya / Virag Gupta / Vidushi Marda / Sanjay Jha

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Dear Friends,


Two days back , on a TV channel , I heard your views on the issue of privacy of personal data of citizens

In this context , you might like to glance through my following blog :



With Regards,

hemen  parekh / Mumbai



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


Trade  Off  :   Privacy  vs  LiveEasy  ?




Of late , all over the World , media ( online and offline ) , is full of articles / opinions , with regard to the question of protecting the private / personal data of citizens



These are :


·         What data are private and what are public


·         Who has the right to collect / compile such data


·         In what ways such compiled data can be used


·         Does data-collector have a right to sell such data to others for commercial purpose


·         What permissions must be obtained from the citizens before compiling such data


·         Do such permissions constitute a legal contract between the user and the compiler


·         Does the State have an obligation to protect the data willingly given by users to compilers


·         What kind of Data Protection Law is possible to enable such State Protection


·         How will a breach of such law get detected


·         Has the State got required resources to monitor data-use by compilers , to detect misuse


·         If a Citizen-User has granted permission ( for such “ misuse “ ), can State declare it “ illegal “




This is only a partial list



For context , consider the following :



In India, suicide is considered “ illegal “  . You can be sued for “ attempting to commit suicide “



But suicide survivors are never prosecuted !



And ,of course , non-survivors are beyond the reach of the law !



Can State find – and prosecute – persons who display “ clear tendency for suicide “ ?



{  I believe Google / Facebook have  technologies to discover such disturbing trend in a user , from his postings / likes / comments / searches  !  }



Only other day, one expert said on a TV channel :


When a person downloads Facebook Messenger and accepts its Terms and Conditions, it enables the mike on the Smart Phone to pick up each and every “ spoken word “ ( even when the phone is switched off ! ) , and relay to the Facebook server !



Isn’t that “ inviting an intruder “ in your house ?



The rate at which IoT ( Internet of Things ) is proliferating , within 3 /5 years , there will be 50 IoT connected devices PER PERSON , in entire world !



Remember , nearly a BILLION Indians already have “ Internet Connected Mobiles “ !



That means , each one of us will be 24 hours in close proximity of some or other “ thing “ which can eavesdrop on our every word and relay it to thousands of Computer Servers , spread all over the World !



Let me restate ( what I have repeatedly said in the past )



Within one year , no one will ever know the following about any CONTENT ( read , Private Data ) :



·         Nature of Content


·         WHO created


·         WHEN created


·         WHERE created


·         HOW created


·         HOW transmitted / circulated


·         HOW transformed ( “Speech to Text “ is so yesterday transformation )


·         To WHOM sold


·         HOW used


·         WHEN compiled


·         WHO compiled


·         WHERE stored



This is only a partial list of the “ Future of Content 



All of this makes the following news , totally “ irrelevant “ :













 

Narendra Modi App asks for sweeping access: Camera, audio among 22 inputs 



http://indianexpress.com/article/india/namo-app-asks-for-sweeping-access-camera-audio-among-22-inputs-facebook-data-leak-5111353/

 


Web site tweaks privacy policy after it’s called out on data transfer, BJP’s IT cell chief says, “ no security breach “

 

 

My humble request to ,


·         Shri B N Srikrishna Committee ,


     Please , do not to recommend a Data Protection Law, which simply , cannot be

     enforced / implemented !



·         Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji ,


          GDPR ( https://www.eugdpr.org/  ) will come into effect from 25 May 2018


          Let us watch how it plays out ( success in stopping misuse of citizen data ) for

         one year before considering our own law



For all we know , technology – and not any legislation – might provide a solution to the issue of privacy , - technology such as :

 

PrivacyForSale 







26  March  2018





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