<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87161">I am learning a lot through this trend.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87163"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87160">Thanks people for sharing your knowledge with the group through constrctive discussions. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87205">I mostly like the spirit.</div><div><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87094">Regards,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87130">Arsene<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_87147">IGC Co-cooordinator<br></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Le Mercredi 27 avril 2016 9h22, Guru Acharya <gurcharya@gmail.com> a écrit :<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv7291062445"><div><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 clear="none"></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 clear="none"></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="yiv7291062445gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7291062445gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Ang Peng Hwa (Prof) <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg" target="_blank" href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg">TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv7291062445gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks Harish.</div>
<div 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.</div>
<div 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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From: Harish Pillay <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:harish.pillay@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:harish.pillay@gmail.com">harish.pillay@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">
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To: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>,Sivasubramanian M <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com">isolatedn@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">
Subject: Re: [governance] GPS mandatory on all mobile phones to be manufactured in India.<br clear="none"></span><div><div class="yiv7291062445h5">
CC: George Sadowsky <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:george.sadowsky@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:george.sadowsky@gmail.com">george.sadowsky@gmail.com</a>>,"Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg" target="_blank" href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg">TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg</a>><br clear="none">
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<div>> In this article, the sub-section titled "malware can turn on webcam" is what<br clear="none">
> causes concern. This danger is explained in greater detail in the article<br clear="none">
> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/how-hackers-can-switch-on-your-webcam-and-control-your-computer-20130328-2gvwv.html">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 clear="none">
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> My concern about GPS is on a similar abuse of technology.<br clear="none">
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The GPS chips are receive only. The information it receives is then used<br clear="none">
by whatever application to then do as the application pleases based on<br clear="none">
the permissions granted to the application by the device.<br clear="none">
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Most technologies have dual purpose possibilities. A person trying to<br clear="none">
track her family via GPS enabled devices and appropriate apps would say<br clear="none">
that this is a wonderful thing and at the same time, be concerned that since<br clear="none">
she can track her family, so can anyone else. What is needed is trusted<br clear="none">
applications that declare what they are doing (along with view of the<br clear="none">
source code)<br clear="none">
to ensure that nothing is amiss and that there is a clear and defined set<br clear="none">
of considerations that are enumerated and understood.<br clear="none">
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Harish<br clear="none">
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