Dear Prabir,
Immensely
enjoyed reading your article :
- Where
you write :
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If data is powering this growth, who owns the data ? Most people ask questions about whether the
data belongs to the companies that collect and process it, or to the individuals whose data is being
collected
·
The first point is that the most useful data is
not our personal demographic data: Who we are in terms of age, gender or
ethnicity. It is the data of our social interactions
·
Who controls the data and its flow will decide who will rule the world in the 21st
century
·
The “negotiations” are all about control over
data and its flows: No restrictions on digital platforms; open collection of
peoples data and no taxes on digital goods. In effect, a blatant plea for a neo-colonial data regime.
·
The right response is working out a trajectory different from
the dystopian one of ever-growing digital capital. That means re-imagining our
digital future with people at its centre, not capital.
I wish our Policy Makers find
a few minutes ( from their daily mud-slinging ) to read your article a few
times , over and over
Over the past 2 years , I
must have sent more than 40 emails to our Cabinet Ministers on the subject of proposed Data
Protection Law , with the following , only 3 days back :
You may find that my proposal addresses some of
the concerns raised by you
I will appreciate your views
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
Mumbai
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