Sunday, 24 February 2019

FW: BELL THE CAT ? NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL


Dear Anurag,

Make a “ recommendation “, to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji, which makes those “ Emperors “ run for cover

It is high time they are told : You are dealing with , what Shri Modiji described yesterday ,

A  NEW  INDIA


Regards,

Hemen
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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 )




United  We  Stand  :  Divided  We  Fall


Just read this in today’s Economic Times :

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 26th 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 :


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24  Feb  2016













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