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Internet Bill of Rights

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[ Source : https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/opinion/ro-khanna-internet-bill-of-rights.html ]

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 :

narendramodi1234@gmail.com;