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On the contrary, if the government of India brings such a proposal I would be terrified. I would not want the lives of citizens be tied so strongly with govern
by albert_e 3y ago
On the contrary, if the government of India brings such a proposal I would be terrified.
I would not want the lives of citizens be tied so strongly with government provided infrastructure that the babus can "turn off" your digital life on a whim and suffocate you out of existence...maybe because you tweeted a joke, criticized a low level minister, praised a neighboring country, "hurt religious sentiments", or other flavors of independent opinions and free speech that the rulers of the day (present or future) don't support.
Fears like these are already voiced by privacy and citizens rights activists about the national ID system (Aadhaar), digital payments infrastructure, and all kinds of interlinking of databases and making such linkages mandatory for availing all kinds of services -- from birth certificates, to banking, to tax returns, to voting.
- lotsofpulp 3y ago> that the babus can "turn off" your digital life on a whim and suffocate you out of existence Hence the constitutional amendment. If you cannot trust the government to uphold the law, perhaps like it is in India, then this might not be a solution. But it should still work in the US.