Wednesday, 13 February 2019

FW: TIME TO READ THEM THE RIOT ACT !


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Subject: TIME TO READ THEM THE RIOT ACT !




Will our Policy Makers realize that :


# Millions of our Unemployed cannot be assured Unemployment Allowance at ( Rs 3,000 x 31 million unemployed - PER MONTH ! )


# " Universal Basic Income " is an Utopian - but unworkable - concept for " Reducing Income Inequity " or as a " Wealth Transfer Mechanism "


But the mechanism that I propose will leverage the " DATA WEALTH " of our 500 million Internet users ( Data is the New Oil )


Each of our Internet user may earn , anywhere from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 per month , by authorizing.... SARAL .....to SELL his / her Personal Data to Social Media / E Commerce web sites / mobile Apps



Hope Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji , finds time to read this !


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Missing  the  Wood  for  the  Tree  ?


That is what seems to be happening if you find time to read the following articles / news reports which have appeared in media over the past 2 days , in respect of the Twitter episode :


   




And what are these reports / articles talking about ?

Listen :
·      ….whether Dorsey’s presence at the committee’s meeting would have achieved anything other than political theatre. Standing Committees in India  are not empowered to take testimonies under oath , nor do they have quasi-regulatory powers

·      “ The parliamentary committee technically may have the right to  summon Twitter officials, but I don’t understand the rationale and utility of this action “ ( Kapil Sibal )

·      Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT wants to examine the issue of “ safeguarding citizens’ rights on social media / online news platforms


·      The Government will not intervene in the matter until the panel reaches a decision

·      Their primary mandate is to make recommendations to Parliament


·      Legal experts termed the whole exercise as pointless… “ You can’t blame Twitter for not taking this seriously….


What is the  TREE  ?

·      Fake news - handles – identities /  Trolling  /  Abusive posts  /  Inaccurate news  /  Hate speech  /  Political propaganda 


What is the MISSING  WOODS  ?

·      Social Media sites and Apps ( not to speak of all kinds of E Com sites ) fooling users into submitting all kinds of totally unnecessary , Personal / Private data

·      Then following the users on the internet to surreptitiously compile all kinds of data re their online life ( - again without the knowledge of the users )


·      And then , without the knowledge or the permission of the users, selling such data to any buyer, for billions of dollars ( - and not sharing anything with the Data Owners )


What are the implications  ?

·      1 % of the rich people control 56 % of world’s wealth ( in India too, this ratio holds )
For reducing this inequity, no satisfactory “ Wealth transfer mechanism “ is found


·      These rich own most of the TOP companies of the world , none of which produce a tangible / physical products . They are all, DIGITAL ECONOMY companies


·      This ever growing “ Economic Inequity “ is producing social tensions / militancy / refugees / economic migration / persecution / terrorism , around the world and pausing a threat to world peace . Global warming is interlinked with this inequity


Is there a Comprehensive Narration of this ?

·      Sure . Read :    Data and its discontents    (  Author : Prabir Purkayastha  )


How can we force these Digital Satraps to share their wealth with the users ?

By

#   resorting to “ tit-for-tat / paying them back in their own coins “

#   using the same technology that they have used on us so far to enrich themselves


 

Will Twitter ( - and its cousins ) agree ?

·      They will, if their only other option is to “ Quit India “. Read them following Riot Act 

          #  Lawmakers back bill to isolate Russian internet  


          
#  After a single day, Facebook is pushed out of China again

 

         #  20 Countries who may implement SARAL  

 

Who are likely to oppose SARAL  ?

·      Without doubt , there must be many , including ( possibly )

          #   The Centre for Internet and Society     

          #   Cellular Operators Association of India   

 

Selling what Personal / Private data will Indian internet users make money thru SARAL ?

On behalf of 500 million Indian internet users , SARAL will sell ( anonymized / aggregated ) data at the following DATA LEVELS, and instantaneously transfer money to users ( DBT )

 

 

#    Data   Level   1  ………………  Personal Data   

#     Data   Level   2  ………………  Family  Data     

#     Data   Level   3   ………………  Contact Info     

#     Data   Level   4  ………………   Social Media Data ( websites-portals-apps etc ) 

#     Data   Level   5  ……………….  Cultural Exposure Data  

#     Data   Level   6  ……………….  Education  qualifications Data  

#     Data   Level   7  ……………….  Languages Knowledge  Data  

#     Data   Level   8  ……………….  Job  Experience  Data  

#     Data   Level   9  ………………   Wealth – Income Data [ from Tax Returns ]  

#     Data   Level  10  ………………. Medical History Data   




Any suggestion to Shri Anurag Thakur , Chairman , Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology ?

·      May be your committee does not have power to “ take testimonies under oath “

·      But your right to ,

#  safeguard the interests of 500 million users

#  reach a decision in their favour

#  recommend implementation of SARAL to Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji

-    is absolute

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13  Feb   2019



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