DEAR SHRI VAISHNAWJI / WE CAN SHOW THE WORLD A BETTER WAY TO CONTROL SOCIAL MEDIA

 China reigns in Big Tech : - at Algorithm level

 

 

Context :

 

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China swoops on algorithms in latest tech clampdown  /  Reuters  /  27 Aug 2021

 

Extract :

 

China is seeking to tighten oversight of the algorithms technology companies use to drive their business, issuing far-reaching draft rules in Beijing's latest move to crackdown on its internet sector.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (  www.cac.gov.cn ) :

 

- said in a statement on Friday that companies must abide by business ethics and principles of fairness and should not set up algorithm models that entice users to spend large amounts of money or spend money in a way that may disrupt public order.

The guidelines include a proposal that users be given the option to easily turn off algorithm recommendation services, giving consumers a greater say over an area of the internet that has also been the target of authorities in the United States and Europe.

Algorithms are used in a whole suite of technologies - from facial recognition tools to social media platforms -- and tech companies have come under fire globally for failing to protect users' privacy and for allowing the spread of disinformation.

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Analysis: Beyond security crackdown, Beijing charts state-controlled data market  /  Reuters  /  21 July 2021

 

Extract :

 

But China's efforts to seize control of data for national security reasons are just one aspect of a strategic goal to create a state-supervised market for such information, including government data as well as that collected by private companies, and help buoy slowing economic growth, experts say.

 

 

Such information could encompass just about any type of data - from health records and court documents to maps and shopping histories.

 

The plans require a huge bureaucratic effort to categorise, standardise and value data, policy documents show, setting foundations for it to be traded domestically while preventing overseas access to the most sensitive information.

 

"The user data obtained by a large number of Internet service platforms ... are public resources and should be included in the national unified and hierarchical supervision system," the state-run China Internet Information Center said this month.

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MY  TAKE :

 

 

Ø It is obvious that the Chinese strategy revolves around implementing following KEY CONCEPTS :

#  user data… are public resources

 

#  creation of a state-supervised market for such information

 

#  foundations for it to be traded domestically

 

 

Ø Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang (premier@mail.gov.cn / english@mail.gov.cn ) may ask ,

 

      The Cyberspace Administration of China (  www.cac.gov.cn ),

 

      to examine whether deployment of the following Technology Platforms, could help implement these

      key concepts :

 

 

             Digital Dividend from Demographic Data ……………………[ 14 Feb 2019 ]

 

             SARAL …………………………………………………………………………….[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

 

             Privacy for Sale  ……………………………………………………………..[ 26 Aug 2017 ]

 

             A Matter of Motive ……………………………………………………………[ 04 Aug 2018 ]

 

 

Dear Shri Ashwini Vaishnawji

 

( Minister for IT  / av.odisha@sansad.nic.in )

 

 

As far as reigning in the BIG TECH SOCIAL MEDIA is concerned, we are facing the same problems that the Chinese are facing

There is no need to wait for the Chinese Premier’s next move

 

I urge you to get our Technology Advisory Committees ( listed below ) to examine my suggestion re its feasibility :

 

Ø  Troika of Technology ? ………………………………….[ 20 Feb 2020 ]

 

 

With Regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 31 Aug 2021