Three got it Right !
In the “ Right to Privacy “
litigation before a 9 judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court ,
arguments concluded yesterday , ending 6 days of “ beating around the bush “ !
But , at least 3 parties seem to have got it RIGHT :
·
Justice D Y Chandrachud cautioned that privacy could not be raised to a
level so as to stifle innovation ….. those adjudicating on privacy must ensure
that our quest for innovation is not stifled
[
source : Hindustan Times / 03 Aug ]
·
Additional Solicitor General , Tushar Mehta contended :
“
Whether or not the Court declares it as a fundamental right , there is very
little of it left in this information age “
·
The Unique Identity Development Authority of India ( UIDAI ), the agency
that enrols citizens for Aadhaar and issues the 12-digit identity number ,
argued that privacy was an elusive notion in the online age “
[ source : Economic Times / 03 Aug ]
Apparently , they were privy to the
planned publication of following report in today’s Economic Times :
“ Taxmen Tap Data Analytics to Uncover
Benami Deals “
Bank deposits , property registration ,
tax returns, PAN, Social Media posts, foreign travel and credit card statements
under taxman’s scrutiny
Big data analytics undertaking cross
referencing of different data & raising red flags
Tax department to start action within 3
months
All of this started with the petitioners
opposing the linking of Aadhaar with the PAN ( Permanent Account Number )
issued to income tax payers
How myopic can you get ?
All that the government has to do is :
·
Tell the Supreme Court : We will not ask for Aadhar Number to be linked
to PAN
·
Tell UIDAI and Income Tax department , to issue ( or re-issue ) those
documents ( cards bearing unique numbers ), only AFTER recording the following
BIOMETRIC data :
#
IRIS scan
#
Finger-print scan
#
Voice-print scan
#
Facial Recognition scan
·
Get the Central Server ( BIG DATA BROTHER ? ) to “ Match “ those
Bio-metric Scans , to establish that “ desired linkage “ !
As
simple as that ! No Rocket Science !
It is about time someone read out the following news
to the Hon Judges :
[ source : Times of India / 01
Aug ]
AI Chatbots spook Facebook , Shut Down
Facebook shut down an AI system on
Monday , where chatbots had started speaking in their OWN LANGUAGE , without human input
In June, Facebook said the bots had
created a NEW LANGUAGE that only AI systems could
understand and NO HUMAN COULD
!
These bots also proved to be “ INCREDIBLY CRAFTY
NEGOTIATORS “
In BOT – to – BOT interactions , the
Bots even began feigning interest in one item in order to “ sacrifice “ it at a
later stage of a NEGOTIATION , as a faux compromise
Future historians might write :
India was born , a free nation on 15 Aug
1947
70 years later , Privacy began its
terminal illness on 15 Aug 2017
Although , some continued to be in denial !
03 Aug 2017
With Regards,
hemen
parekh
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