NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

It is time for 130 cr Indians to sing :

Nothing is Impossible in the NEW INDIA,

Run Mark run / Run Jack run / Run Pichai run / Run Satya run / Run Bezos run

Social Media , Stop being Unsocial

Social Media , Share your profit with us

Social Media , Pay first and use our Personal data later

And if you won't , QUIT INDIA

Each one of you will get replaced by an Indian Startup within 6 months !

In China :  It is “ Comply or Quit “

That is what the Chinese Government is telling the Foreign Companies setting up shop in China

How  ?

China has a law which says :

Based upon the Company Law, party organizations should be permitted to be established in a foreign-invested enterprise – JV or 100% foreign-owned – if it employs three or more party members.

Article 19 requires companies to provide the “necessary conditions” for the activities of party organizations, which shall be established within the company according to the CCP Constitution.

[  https://www.chinabusinessreview.com/fact-sheet-communist-party-groups-in-foreign-companies-in-china/  ]

Does this apply even to American Companies ?

You bet !

In a TV interview on BBC , last evening, Chairman of Huawei Group , Guo Ping said , even IBM, Microsoft and Motorola ( owned by Google ) , had to permit the setting up of Communist Party organizations within their Chinese establishments

How many American companies are obliged to do so ?

Approx.  900 companies with a combined investment of $ 220 Billion

What is the relevance to India ?     

Indian political system is a “ Multi-party Democracy “ , hence there is no question of NDA government asking foreign companies to set up “ BJP Party Committees “ in their local establishments !  We are not a “ Dragon Dictatorship “

Then why bring this up ?

Because , Twitter CEO , Jack Dorsey refused to attend the meeting called tomorrow by Shri Anurag Thakur , Chairperson , Parliamentary Committee on IT , to discuss the issue of fake news / misinformation etc , by Twitter

Apparently he thinks “ Twitter is above the Indian Laws “ and not answerable to Anurag !

How does Dorsey get such an impression ? 

I think he mistakes the politeness of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji , who , yesterday said at the Global Business Summit :

“ And if some companies……seek to unleash data imperialism, that will not be acceptable. India is too huge a country to surrender before that .

You need to have data – social , economic .

But that data must be anonymized. If you have this kind of pragmatic ideas, then you would think a good way will be found

But in this debate, every stakeholder has to become pragmatic “

[ source :   Data imperialism by companies not acceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad   ]

If Indian politeness fails to get our message across, what should we do ?

Bluntly announce our intention to launch IndiaDataCustodian and tell all Social Media sites to sign up agreements with Data Protection Regulator , as outlined in ;

Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ] 

Does any Social Media entity support this view ?

Yes !

At the GBS , Alan Mamedi, co-founder and CEO of TrueCaller said :

“  The fundamental belief of organizations should be that the data belongs to the individual and they are the custodian of such data ………..allowing consumers to trade or benefit off their personal data, is one that needs to deeper introspection “

And Osama Bedier, founder and CEO of Poynt said :

“ Allowing consumers’ greater control over their personal data was a situational issue. … There are things that people profit off, off you, and there is a really good argument there for you to benefit, when others profit “

And Gulshan Rai, National Cyber Security Advisor, said :

“ The country favors data localization to protect its data resources that are more valuable than oil as they are mobile and can be used in different ways.

Every country in the world is doing its own data colonization….

I am in favour of a data protection act because we have no option, because every country has done it and so should we . We have to protect our own businesses and technology development “

[ source :  Firms must ensure onus of data protection is not on consumers  ]

Rameesh Kailasam, CEO , Indiatech , says :

“ The government is making it clear that there is the rule and you are welcome if you play by the rules. “

[ source :   Govt following China’s stand on data, say industry players   ]

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In his speech yesterday at Global Business Summit , Shri Modiji said :

“ For decades, a narrative was made that certain things are impossible in India.

  The progress our nation has achieved since 2014 gives me confidence that nothing is

  impossible for 130 cr Indians “

Dear Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji,

Does that “ nothing is impossible “ include ,

130 cr Indians submitting their personal data ONLY on IndiaDataCustodian portal , and Social Media web sites compelled to enable log in through ,

SARAL  [  Single  Authentic  Registration , Anywhere  Login  ]   ?

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26  Feb  2019

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Subject: BELL THE CAT ? NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL

How low have we descended in our servility to Social Media companies ?

We have to " beg " them :

Even if you are the New Emperor , do not resort to " Data Imperialism !

Please , do not colonize us !

Oh ! What a fall was there , my Countrymen !

( - without apologies to Julius Caesar )

https://www.shmoop.com/juliu…/act-3-scene-2-translation.html

United  We  Stand  :  Divided  We  Fall

Just read this in today’s Economic Times :

Companies shouldn’t be allowed to colonise data: Ravi Shankar Prasad  

Extract :

India is keen on the storage of key personal data within the country to prevent “ data imperialism ”, Law, Justice and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the Global Business Summit on Saturday 

Context :

Keywords are : Colonization  /  Imperialism

To us Indians , these words bring back the memories of the 150 year long British Rule

How did a few thousand British persons posted in India, manage to “ Colonize “ some 33 crore ( 330 million in ‘40s ) Indians and rule over them ?

It was simple

They ensured that our 200+ princely states do not UNITE , but remain DIVIDED

Even fight with one another !

And how !

In 1943 , I remember travelling by BBCI Railway ( Bombay Baroda and Central India ) train from Bombay to Rajkot  ( now renamed Western Railways )

One had to change trains at Viramgam junction, with the two trains on either side of the platform

In the middle of the platform, were a series of concrete benches , where passengers were required to open their bags ( as it still happens occasionally, at arrivals of International flights ), for examination by “ Jakaatdaars “ – and pay duty for some goods !

I am sure , similar “ Customs Duty “ payments were in force in all the princely states !

WHAT  IS  THE  RELEVANCE  ?

Today, an Indian citizen has to submit , more or less , SAME DATA , again and again on the following web sites :

·      Social Media sites

·      Mobile Apps Sites / Stores

·      E Commerce

·      Banks

·      Fintech

·      Search Engines

·      Buyer-Seller online platforms

·      Job Portals

·      Govt web sites for getting DBT / subsidies / filing returns / documents

·      Govt web sites for lodging all kinds of complaints

·      Web sites of Service Providers ( Mobile / TV Channels etc )

List goes on and on

Each of these entities want to create their own DATABASES of citizens

And hold these DATABASES , close to their chests - never want to share with anyone else

They are behaving exactly like those 200 + princely states , fighting with each other

And the likes of Google – Amazon – Facebook – Apple ( GAFA ) and Twitter etc , want to make sure that these Database-Holders , never unite !

GAFA is the New Emperor ( - a handful , like the British posted in India in 1943 )

Millions of Indian companies ( holding citizen data ) are the New Colony

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GAFA Emperor ( Twitter CEO ) , Jack Dorsey , has refused to attend the meeting called by Parliamentary Committee on IT , on 26^th Feb

Are we getting his message , viz :

Who are you to say we cannot colonize India ?

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Dear Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji,

Who ( or What ) can unite us and empower us to throw out GAFA , by telling them :

“  You need to play this game by our rules or Quit India “  ?

Here is the message that India should send to Dorsey :

Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ] 

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24  Feb  2016

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