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India To Put All Citizen Info In a Central Database
Oracle Goddess writes "As part of a project to issue ID cards for all 1.1 billion of its citizens, India has announced plans to place information on every single citizen in what will be the world's second largest citizens' database. The government believes the scheme will aid the delivery of vital social services to the poorest people who often lack sufficient identification papers. It also sees the scheme as a way to tackle increasing amounts of identity fraud and theft, and, at a time of increased concern over the threat of militant violence, to boost national security and help police and law officials. 'This could be used as a security measure by the government which leaves migrant workers, refugees and other stateless people in India in limbo, without access to public services, employment and basic welfare,' said Charu Lata Hogg, an associate fellow of the Asia program at Chatham House."
When I read "Your Rights Online: India To Put All Citizen Info In a Central Database" I was horrified, But then I read further and realized that, while bad, it wasn't nearly as bad as the headline makes it sound.
Turns out they're only planning on putting some data about the citizens in the database. But it looks like people will still be allowed to keep their own grocery lists and address books etc. and manage them however they wish.
For now at least.
--MarkusQ
I had a boss at work who once explained this to me. He got a little piece of paper and a pen and wrote it out something like this:
Assume. You shouldn't assume because it makes an ass out of 'U' and me.
The man had a sense of humor.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Einstein
or the man had read or seen the silence of the lambs
Assuming makes an ass out of you and... well, just you, actually. I don't see how I'm involved at all.
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
It's tough when people just don't get you, isn't it?
Now that made me laugh! Of course that wasn't serious, but I guess if I were to answer that seriously, I'd say I don't care whether random strangers around the world get me or not. I just don't understand how you can hear a meme all the time for months on end and still think it's funny. I'm not surprised that no one really wants to answer that one as they probably know it's, shall we say, less than rational.
Really that did make me laugh. I'd have to add you to the "Friend" list if I knew that you had an account.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Einstein
too long didn't read