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Experts see unhealthy angle in Aarogya Setu order, Technology News, ETtech
The government’s move to mandate downloads of its Covid-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu by way of strict enforcement through criminal penalties has sent alarm bells ringing among digital rights activists and technology lawyers. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its Friday advisory said company heads will be held responsible to ensure 100% coverage among …
Health Care and ‘Head Taxes’: An Unhealthy Combination
The income tax needed blessing because the Constitution, as originally written, requires that any direct tax be apportioned among the states, according to population. “Capitation” taxes — the phrasing the Constitution uses to refer to head taxes — meet this requirement. If applied uniformly, they satisfy the requirement that a direct tax be apportioned by …
How digital technology can create unhealthy inequalities
Advances in medical care delivery are often least accessible to the poor and uneducated, say Asha George, Amnesty LeFevre, and Rajani Ved DIGITAL technology is revolutionising our lives. Mobile devices monitor our movements, marketing algorithms guide our consumption, and social media shape our worldviews and politics. The risks include an increase in societal inequalities, particularly …