<div dir="ltr">While I agree with Ang's and Harish's analysis, I would still highlight concerns about a technology regulation policy instrument that mandates a particular brand of technology, thereby precluding competition and innovation. <div><br></div><div>GPS has other alternatives such as GLONASS, GALILEO and GNSS. While I haven't seen the original executive notification by the Central Government, I would be concerned if they specifically mandated the use of GPS. The GPS is designed and maintained by the US government and a lot of IPR royalty flows to companies in the US for every GPS chipset that is manufactured and sold anywhere in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>The Government should instead consider using a performance regulation policy instrument that mandates performance parameters (eg. The device should accurately determine location upto 5 meters), which effectively allows the device manufacturers and consumers to choose a positioning technology of their choice.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Ang Peng Hwa (Prof) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg" target="_blank">TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p dir="ltr">Thanks Harish.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The concerns I have seen re GPS chips are misplaced then. The concerns should really be about the use of the data by other apps. And a lot of them are gathering excessively already.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The possible abuse of a technology should not be a reason not to have the technology. All powerful technologies are susceptible to abuse.
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<p dir="ltr">Regards,<br>
ANG Peng Hwa </p><span class="">
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From: Harish Pillay <<a href="mailto:harish.pillay@gmail.com" target="_blank">harish.pillay@gmail.com</a>><br>
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To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>,Sivasubramanian M <<a href="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com" target="_blank">isolatedn@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [governance] GPS mandatory on all mobile phones to be manufactured in India.<br></span><div><div class="h5">
CC: George Sadowsky <<a href="mailto:george.sadowsky@gmail.com" target="_blank">george.sadowsky@gmail.com</a>>,"Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)" <<a href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg" target="_blank">TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg</a>><br>
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<p>> In this article, the sub-section titled "malware can turn on webcam" is what<br>
> causes concern. This danger is explained in greater detail in the article<br>
> <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/how-hackers-can-switch-on-your-webcam-and-control-your-computer-20130328-2gvwv.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/how-hackers-can-switch-on-your-webcam-and-control-your-computer-20130328-2gvwv.html</a><br>
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> My concern about GPS is on a similar abuse of technology.<br>
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The GPS chips are receive only. The information it receives is then used<br>
by whatever application to then do as the application pleases based on<br>
the permissions granted to the application by the device.<br>
<br>
Most technologies have dual purpose possibilities. A person trying to<br>
track her family via GPS enabled devices and appropriate apps would say<br>
that this is a wonderful thing and at the same time, be concerned that since<br>
she can track her family, so can anyone else. What is needed is trusted<br>
applications that declare what they are doing (along with view of the<br>
source code)<br>
to ensure that nothing is amiss and that there is a clear and defined set<br>
of considerations that are enumerated and understood.<br>
<br>
Harish<br>
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