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India's ban on bulk SMS - A fallacious decision?
By
Roshna Sankar, SiliconIndia,Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 04:55 Hrs
Bangalore: It was in 1975, the government announced the national emergency. To make it work, the then bureaucrats decided to ban the print media. Now, three decades down the line, the attitude of the bureaucrats does not seem to have changed. Today, when the country is facing the verdict on Ayodhya land dispute, they are stuck to the same solutions that their predecessors had considered years back. Rather than taking a technology guided decision, the government imposed a ban on bulk SMS in the country ahead of Ayodhya verdict to prevent provocation.
"The industry is losing crores of money per day due to this ban. However that is of less concern. What concerns me is that, will such kind of bans become the only solution when the country faces similar crisis? Now, technology is much developed and technologists can solve the issues in a most conducive way," says Beerud Seth, Co-Founder and CEO of SMS GulpShup, which has over 35 million users.
Today, India is a hotbed of technological advancements and home to many recognized techies. Instead of imposing the ban, the government could have directed to monitor the out going messages. Via implementing content filters, operators can block messages with the help of key words.
Of course, security is the primary thing. But, through banning only one medium, the government cannot stop the trouble makers from spreading provoking messages. Person to person SMS, email and social networking sites should have been brought under control too. "The government's decision to ban bulk SMS and MMS is a well intentioned but misguided effort. The internet medium cannot be controlled, even if the mighty government try to. So, it seems like the government is merely banning whatever it controls, while leaving huge, gaping loopholes," says Seth.
The decision has aroused a question in every mind - Will banning of a medium remain to be the default solution for any provocative issue that erupts in India?
"The industry is losing crores of money per day due to this ban. However that is of less concern. What concerns me is that, will such kind of bans become the only solution when the country faces similar crisis? Now, technology is much developed and technologists can solve the issues in a most conducive way," says Beerud Seth, Co-Founder and CEO of SMS GulpShup, which has over 35 million users.
Today, India is a hotbed of technological advancements and home to many recognized techies. Instead of imposing the ban, the government could have directed to monitor the out going messages. Via implementing content filters, operators can block messages with the help of key words.
Of course, security is the primary thing. But, through banning only one medium, the government cannot stop the trouble makers from spreading provoking messages. Person to person SMS, email and social networking sites should have been brought under control too. "The government's decision to ban bulk SMS and MMS is a well intentioned but misguided effort. The internet medium cannot be controlled, even if the mighty government try to. So, it seems like the government is merely banning whatever it controls, while leaving huge, gaping loopholes," says Seth.
The decision has aroused a question in every mind - Will banning of a medium remain to be the default solution for any provocative issue that erupts in India?
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Reader's comments (105)
1: Yes there should realize the reader to RSS my
feed to RSS commentary, quite simply
Posted by: hooher tod - 13 Sep, 2011
2: Roshna, you trying wake the people who are
actually sleeping with there eyes open let
the dam fools sleep being such advance world
they still talk about W/B times
Posted by: King - 02 Oct, 2010
3: Absolutely true...this is not a solution to a
problem. Although it is been taken as a
preventive measure but it creates problem for
the daily users.
there are so many other ways to control like keeping logs, creating content filters, monitoring account etc.
stopping the use of technology is no where a solution instead technology must be used to prevent it rather than imposing ban on its usage.
there are so many other ways to control like keeping logs, creating content filters, monitoring account etc.
stopping the use of technology is no where a solution instead technology must be used to prevent it rather than imposing ban on its usage.
Posted by: Dharmang Vora - 01 Oct, 2010
4: Guys,
Security is the primary thing they have said. What they are trying to say is that the govt. could have taken a technology guided decision.
Security is the primary thing they have said. What they are trying to say is that the govt. could have taken a technology guided decision.
Posted by: Dalip - 01 Oct, 2010
5: Mr. Roshan, every time government is not
wrong so you should not think that ban on
bulk sms was wrong because safety of our
nation is first because money is not every
thing.
If you dont have peace in your life then there is no meaning of money and life also.
If you dont have peace in your life then there is no meaning of money and life also.
Posted by: Gaurav Bansal - 01 Oct, 2010
6:Yes Our Safety is primary concern then
business. I agree SMS companies facing huge
loss. But it is less then our
lives,integrity.
Jai Hind.
Jai Hind.
Sandip replied to: Gaurav Bansal
post - 02 Oct, 2010
post - 02 Oct, 2010
7:yess sir u r rigt safety n security should be
our first preference towards our nation so
there should be ban on bulk messages......
sumit replied to: Gaurav Bansal
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
8: Mr Roshan if you want to become a hero this
is not the way,dont play with the security
and peace of our nation....the govt was
right,a stich in time saves nine- have you
ever heard about this.............
Posted by: Hari - 30 Sep, 2010
9: Mr Roshan (Author) you must have gone nuts.
Or Are you a pakastani or you should be an
anti patriot.
We support GOVT. Decision.
Country peace is first and only then is your monkey business.
We support GOVT. Decision.
Country peace is first and only then is your monkey business.
Posted by: HinduMuslimBhaiBhai - 30 Sep, 2010
10:han yah right broo
sumit replied to: HinduMuslimBhaiBhai
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
11: I do agree with the Government desision , the
desision has not been made by any single
government person .They might have thought
all the best possibalities ,so conclusion
might be the one which they have taken. See
first comes Safety in any aspects and then
next comes Money
Posted by: Ameet.s.j - 30 Sep, 2010
12:This is a bullshit story...with vested
interests behind it...Spammers like you are
misusing the medium..and Siliconindia can't
question on India's security...freedom of
expression doesn't mean compromising on
national security..we r not fools to read
whatever is aired by Siliconindia..stop
bullshitting...and grow up...
Chandramouli replied to: Ameet.s.j
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
13: i think dude u r not from within our
country........
just get lost 2 where u hav come frm.....
just get lost 2 where u hav come frm.....
bihu replied to: Chandramouli
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
14: Exactly! The author should have been bribed
to write this article. Do you want to see
blood shed and enjoy with your bulk sms
saying there were 10 ppl died and another guy
forwarding 100 ppl died and create more chaos
in the country.
AntiSIlicon replied to: Chandramouli
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
15: This is a bullshit story...with vested
interests behind it...Spammers like
Siliconindia are misusing the medium..and
Siliconindia can't question on India's
security...freedom of expression doesn't mean
compromising on national security..we r not
fools to read whatever is aired by
Siliconindia..stop bullshitting...and grow
up...
Chandramouli replied to: Chandramouli
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
16: kindly be aware of th news n the decisions
taken by our govt ......... if dont know the
decision have been taken to have a stop on
bulk sms then kindly check up the gone news
paper.....
siddhi replied to: Chandramouli
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
17: Dear Roshna Sankar,
Hope one fine morning you will also have in depth understanding of the phrase 'National Interest First' as TATA's do.
Till that moment we can live with a hope to let that good thing happen soon.
Ashutosh
Hope one fine morning you will also have in depth understanding of the phrase 'National Interest First' as TATA's do.
Till that moment we can live with a hope to let that good thing happen soon.
Ashutosh
Posted by: Ashutosh Pancholi - 30 Sep, 2010
18: I completely disagree this bulk SMS ban! I
mean this a clear partiality by GOV. I just
want to ask one Q. If bulk SMS should be
banned, then how about news paper
classifieds, footer ads on TV channels,
handouts inside news papers, hooding on the
road etc. STOP all these. Lets go back to a
"Black and White age" again!
Posted by: Kumar - 30 Sep, 2010
19:THEY THINGS U SPEAK ABT HAVE THEIR NEWS ONLY
THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE NEW IS OUT . GOVT CAN
CONTROL THE TV CHANNELS AND NEW PAPERS ON THE
REQUEST. BUT WE CANNOT CONTROL THE SMS
DEVELOPING , WHICH ARE INSTANT & SPREAD
RUMORS.. GOVT DECISION WERE RIGHT.....
C MUKESH replied to: Kumar
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
20: Who lost crores of money? only "bootlegger"
telecom companies and people who are least
bothered about others privacy have lost. Bulk
SMS should be permanantly banned.
No body has any respect for law in this country. national Do Not Call list is a farse...
No body has any respect for law in this country. national Do Not Call list is a farse...
Posted by: Mani - 30 Sep, 2010
21:Absolutely. I m not sure why this article is
making so much of hue n cry on industry (read
privacy poachers)loosing money? With these
SMS, when I am travelling to say to US, I
don't have any means to avoid receiving these
messages and has these guys ever wondered
that i am billled for these unwanted messages
on International roaming. If they are loosing
money now, they were looting money from me
earlier. This is an absolute nonesense. And i
am not even talking about mental harassment
that I am subjected to because of all these
unwanted SMS and phone calls.
Priyaavrat replied to: Mani
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
22:Mani..I agree with you 100%. I have no idea
what this article is all about. Except a sob
story for the telecom companies. No respect
for my privacy. Why do I have to put up with
scores on unnecessary sms'es everyday. Who
gave the telecom companies the right to
invade my privacy.
Sunil replied to: Mani
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
23:Very true...
Ashutosh Pancholi replied to: Mani
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
24: again one bull shit article by SI.
fallu replied to: Ashutosh Pancholi
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
25: no if it wuld have been wrong d people shud
have opposed it... it has first came up to
the light of govt then have received by si
..... i say the govt should not only limit
the sms but also other media industries to a
limit....
thank you...
thank you...
bihu replied to: fallu
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
26: WHAT KINDA ARTICLE IS THIS? I HATE THOSE
STUPID SMS's which come from some unknown
number and advertises silly things of least
interest. THANK GOD its banned atleast for
now.
Posted by: common indian - 30 Sep, 2010
27:one more article by SI, which shows SI has
some not technical stuff, who only want to
write and occasionally produce such useless
article.
fallu replied to: common indian
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
28:When we are talking about bulk SMS, there may
be ads.. ofcourse but at the same time they
are just business ads.. Not provocatory
messages.. infact, a person sending msgs in
bulks can be easily identified as he would
have to pay for the service and hence has
good records.. Think of a group will be hired
by self-interest people to just send across
messages throughout the day.. Will anyone
have any records of the same? Today, sims can
be bought and thrown without any guaranteed
identification. Can there be a stop to it?
Infact, this could also turn out to be a
temporary job option for the same people who
u say are gullible to any rumors. So, though
i don't say that it was a wrong decision, yet
it wasn't a great decision either...
Nirmala Mathan replied to: common indian
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
29: quick facts - a mere 5.2per of the ( source
IAMAI) and only 3per owns computer. Do you
think web can make major imapct. the decision
of blocking the bulk sms is really good. its
loss for some business but a big gain for
humanity and India. Business is not about
just making money and economy is not about
loss or profit
rather the blocking of bulk SMS is really boon for mobile consumer since he would have recived 95% less sms today. In my case i recive 15 marketing sms when my no. is in DND
rather the blocking of bulk SMS is really boon for mobile consumer since he would have recived 95% less sms today. In my case i recive 15 marketing sms when my no. is in DND
Posted by: rahul n - 30 Sep, 2010
30:dude u r right though- its loss for some
business but a big gain for humanity and
India. Business is not about just making
money and economy is not about loss or
profit
rather the blocking of bulk SMS is really boon for mobile consumer - gr88 bro i appreciate...
rather the blocking of bulk SMS is really boon for mobile consumer - gr88 bro i appreciate...
bihu replied to: rahul n
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
31: What would have been the effects of SMS
spreading the news is a point to think about.
But, it's true in India at least where a
stranger talks to another as if they'd met
before. Thus discussions were not avoided. It
was felt the public in general never tried to
induce eachother. As far as SMS were
concerned, had it been so effective in such
atmosphere? Only a mob-psychologist can
answer this. Though, I was in a
underdeveloped country in North East
Africa(not writing the name intentionally)
where a kind of autocratic democracy exists,
the country being run by virtually a person
for years. There the self declared never held
elections take place. In that country the
intellectuals are afraid to reside and run
away to America or are sent into jails. There
I used to be amused that no SMS facility was
available in the mobiles. Now, I understand
why.
Posted by: Suhas - 30 Sep, 2010
32:Well We need to admire the move, as it is
quiet apparent that technological police is
never ahead of the technological miscreants.
Does our Mr.Writer, here, know that how many
ways are always there to bypass these
filters. Well Who cares for money, at the
cost of risk (of peace). And if a company
cares, We would not ever want to be the
customers of such moral less company.
Mihir replied to: Suhas
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
33: right technological police a new
name.........
but jaise ki ap log jante hain ki corruption koi badi baat nhn india ke logon ke liye......... when a thing is said to go on prevailing the lights withou the concerns of people and what exactly z going on within the industry there the miscreants may be it the boss r manager f the industry they try and make their game out in money matters without the concern of rest of the employees ...........
thus i request the govt if in the future if any such technical police exists the institution should be made transparent and should not destroy the moral feelings of people and any of its limits described should reach out to the people without any convinience and any person within the system misusing the tag as technical [police
as u can see physically in delhi the masterminds roams out free wearing the wardi of state police n people cant recognise them so there should be a means from the peoples side that they should have the technical or the individual aspects to recognise a person to be the technical police
provisions should be made and proper methodologies should be adapted for the recognitions r the moral of a being....
thnak u....
JAI HINDH...
but jaise ki ap log jante hain ki corruption koi badi baat nhn india ke logon ke liye......... when a thing is said to go on prevailing the lights withou the concerns of people and what exactly z going on within the industry there the miscreants may be it the boss r manager f the industry they try and make their game out in money matters without the concern of rest of the employees ...........
thus i request the govt if in the future if any such technical police exists the institution should be made transparent and should not destroy the moral feelings of people and any of its limits described should reach out to the people without any convinience and any person within the system misusing the tag as technical [police
as u can see physically in delhi the masterminds roams out free wearing the wardi of state police n people cant recognise them so there should be a means from the peoples side that they should have the technical or the individual aspects to recognise a person to be the technical police
provisions should be made and proper methodologies should be adapted for the recognitions r the moral of a being....
thnak u....
JAI HINDH...
bihu replied to: Mihir
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
34: Highly immature Article, get the thoghts and
facts right before penning down ur views. It
is the best decision to have been made in the
recent past with cell fones penetrating every
rural corners of India it wud have served a
easy medium to circulate rumours that could
have turned out into more drastic things.
Induustry might be loosing crores of revenue
(and that is the prime reason i think this
article has been written) but peace and
securalism is more important and vital at
this point of time.We should welcome this
decison and more than anything else the
decision had brought peace of mind and rest
to fingers from tapping irrelevant commercial
mesaages that keep flooding your inbox
everyday and thru which the industry was
making millions!
Posted by: Shahnawaz - 30 Sep, 2010
35:Yes,
Mere commercial gains are not that important. You cannot buy peace.... you can just get it collectively even while making some of the compromises.
No one would ever like to take any chance for loosing harmony (all types) when he or she is having a kid going to school all alone.
Ashutosh
Mere commercial gains are not that important. You cannot buy peace.... you can just get it collectively even while making some of the compromises.
No one would ever like to take any chance for loosing harmony (all types) when he or she is having a kid going to school all alone.
Ashutosh
Ashutosh Pancholi replied to: Shahnawaz
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
36:I agree with you. Who are crying are the
person who wants to make millions out of
everything, even on the death of near and
dear ones. They must be taclked this wey for
national integration and safety and
secularity. Bravvo ! ! ! Indian Govt. PM
Dheeraj J K
Dheeraj J K
Dheeraj J K replied to: Shahnawaz
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
37: at last some peace of fingers for me.
eventhough i registered my number for DND (do
not diturb), i still gets at least 5 sms from
various advertisements. after this ban, for
the past one week, i am not getting any ad
sms, which of course is an irritation.
Posted by: sajan - 30 Sep, 2010
38: "The industry is losing crores of money per
day due to this ban"
Now money is more important then human life.
it shows now India is more professional then any other country
Now money is more important then human life.
it shows now India is more professional then any other country
Posted by: Siddhartha - 30 Sep, 2010
39: A fallacious decision?
It is a wrong question. Because whoever the people thing about safety and security (highest priority thing to consider) will not have a such question.
Anyway, Govt. decision is highly acceptable and recommended decision.
It is a wrong question. Because whoever the people thing about safety and security (highest priority thing to consider) will not have a such question.
Anyway, Govt. decision is highly acceptable and recommended decision.
Posted by: Ledhemoj - 30 Sep, 2010
40: I must say, this is a very immature article!
Many people in rural areas don't have
electricity to watch televisions at homw,
they don't have access to internet and hence
to social networking sites, but most of them
do have mobile phones these days. These
people are very much prone to entertaining
rumors, they easily get affected by gossips,
they have liking towards sending such silly
SMS messages to all their friends and
relatives and just participate in doing false
publicity of certain issues and become center
of attraction. The decision taken by Indian
Government to ban bulk SMSs is certainly the
most wise decision which takes care of the
psychology and irrational behavior of the
mass crowd living in rural areas under such
sensitive situation and not just tech.savvy
people or organizations or white collar
communities who are supposed to be more
responsible than the uneducated people in
India.
Posted by: Rahul - 30 Sep, 2010
41:When we are talking about bulk SMS, there may
be ads.. ofcourse but at the same time they
are just business ads.. Not provocatory
messages.. infact, a person sending msgs in
bulks can be easily identified as he would
have to pay for the service and hence has
good records.. Think of a group will be hired
by self-interest people to just send across
messages throughout the day.. Will anyone
have any records of the same? Today, sims can
be bought and thrown without any guaranteed
identification. Can there be a stop to it?
Infact, this could also turn out to be a
temporary job option for the same people who
u say are gullible to any rumors. So, though
i don't say that it was a wrong decision, yet
it wasn't a great decision either...
Nirmala Mathan replied to: Rahul
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
42: ....so very true Mr.Mathan
Appy replied to: Nirmala Mathan
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
43: Hi,
Even I feel it is a good decision and corporate world should respect it. SMS and MMS is much handy to use than internet and people are more familiar and comfortable with sending any kind of message instantly. This can make situation vulnerable. Babri/Janbhumi has issue have already cost too many lives directly and indirectly. Do our society afford that kind of loss again on the price of corporate profit/gains. I think corporates should consider it their social responsibility rather than complaining about it. I had seen how worst were the situation last time and this time I had neither sent kids school nor called my employees on work and instructed them not to get out of their houses even if they find no news of such incident. Notorious people just want some opportunity to do anything and this is a golden opportunity for them.
Even I feel it is a good decision and corporate world should respect it. SMS and MMS is much handy to use than internet and people are more familiar and comfortable with sending any kind of message instantly. This can make situation vulnerable. Babri/Janbhumi has issue have already cost too many lives directly and indirectly. Do our society afford that kind of loss again on the price of corporate profit/gains. I think corporates should consider it their social responsibility rather than complaining about it. I had seen how worst were the situation last time and this time I had neither sent kids school nor called my employees on work and instructed them not to get out of their houses even if they find no news of such incident. Notorious people just want some opportunity to do anything and this is a golden opportunity for them.
Posted by: Soma - 30 Sep, 2010
44: SMS's could be used not just or rumours but
for gathering a mob. It is the quickest way
to communicate to a large spread group,
especially if action was predetermined and
the SMS would be a signal to mobilise and
banning bulk SMS is a great decision in
helping prevent violence.
Posted by: Rajiv - 30 Sep, 2010
46: It is a very good decision made by the
government....Its not only d educated
community who s gona c this sms... Warning
against bulk mails should also b
there….Talking about loss of crores of
rupees is nothing compared to the loss of a
life if crowd turns to mob… Talking against
the government for such silly things is too
amateur…that too in a mass media….
Posted by: Salman - 30 Sep, 2010
47: No wonder Silicon India is loosing its gleam
by publishing such type of idiotic analysis.
whenever crisis happens best thing is to
control it from spreading. Bulk SMS do
nothing except spreading rumors multifold
times. It has done nothing fruitful to
society as of yet except generating crores
for some big telecom houses. Do they have the
technology to scrutinize and ban out every
sensitive sms sent? If no then this decision
is one of the best decisions to control the
widespread of rumors in critical times like
this. By the way who the hell is Mr. Seth?
and will he accept responsibility if
something goes wrong. If no then there is no
need for author to quote some arbit MR. Seth.
there are millions of MR. Seth like this.
Posted by: Ankur - 30 Sep, 2010
48:well said Ankur, it's better to ban the bulk
sms if telecom providers don't have filters
to stop such provoking messages.
koteshwar replied to: Ankur
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
49:Its Seems to be the right decision of the
govt, Mr seth has only given his view that
online prsence which can also create such
rumors should also be controlled.
while blaming Mr.Seth will not serve the purpose Mr Ankur.
while blaming Mr.Seth will not serve the purpose Mr Ankur.
DUDE ROCK 84 replied to: Ankur
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
50: At least Government is taking some step b4
any unusual thing happened or may be trying
to divert the our mind from common wealth
corruption.
Posted by: pankaj - 30 Sep, 2010
51: Will banning of a medium remain to be the
default solution for any provocative issue
that erupts in India
---well cell phones are not JUST a medium today..as commented by the wise ppl above. Messaging is the easiest and most mobile way of sharing views. I being a student do know how rigorously messaging occurs even at a slight variation in the world around us[the latest was Sania Mirza'a wedding]. And i know, we may spam/trash a mail on social issues or gossips but we do read the messages we get on our cell phones. Moreover, a layman will never give much effort, messaging on phones is the easiest way for him to convey his/her thoughts-isnt it..
I guess its apt to ban bulk messaging at such critical situation.
---well cell phones are not JUST a medium today..as commented by the wise ppl above. Messaging is the easiest and most mobile way of sharing views. I being a student do know how rigorously messaging occurs even at a slight variation in the world around us[the latest was Sania Mirza'a wedding]. And i know, we may spam/trash a mail on social issues or gossips but we do read the messages we get on our cell phones. Moreover, a layman will never give much effort, messaging on phones is the easiest way for him to convey his/her thoughts-isnt it..
I guess its apt to ban bulk messaging at such critical situation.
Posted by: Appy - 30 Sep, 2010
52: It is most appropriate decision taken by
Govt.dear mr. seth , just blaming the govt
and telling technology can do it ..Can you
direct the bulk SMS to only certain people
for whom it is useful or connected with it.
BIG NO. well I get message for parlour and
school study or JIEE exams. ( Iam well over
all these)
so just going to press and making an stateemnt may be good publicity , but dont keep blaming the Govt always.
Use the technology first at your door step.
so just going to press and making an stateemnt may be good publicity , but dont keep blaming the Govt always.
Use the technology first at your door step.
Posted by: M prasad - 30 Sep, 2010
53:Hi think Prasad is right, Mr. Seth has a
business around bulk SMS which helps him
resell to many such merchants or platforms
which send you the messages in bulk, like we
see today- come to this gym, or buy a house
or buy sauna belt and so on. The purpose of
banning the sms is blocking them to the set
of people those who are not interested in
these services. However, the service SMSes
to your customers are not banned, you can
send messages to the subscribers those who
are enrolled onto your system. Like, bank
would be able to send you a sms is you do a
transaction on through an ATM and so on.
Bob replied to: M prasad
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
54: " Now, three decades down the line, the
attitude of the bureaucrats does not seem to
have changed" -> dear writer how can you
co-relate a governments wise decesion like
this ? dont you feel shame . what is wrong in
this decesion ? while writing a comment the
writer should motivate the reader towards a
positive direction not against the government
.
Posted by: unknown - 30 Sep, 2010
55: Relief!As long as this ban is there there is
peace. We need not waste time deleting
annoying messages. I hope the relief will
continue for some time
Posted by: MAHADEVA S. SARMA - 30 Sep, 2010
56: Bulk SMSs has the power of igniting the fire
in whole country, Turning the things in wrong
directions.
Government has taken a wise decision.
Government has taken a wise decision.
Posted by: Saroj Sharma - 30 Sep, 2010
57:yahh it does have both positive n negative
impacts.......
ralizing the negative impacts govt has put A ban on bulk sms..
how can we use the positive impacts
ralizing the negative impacts govt has put A ban on bulk sms..
how can we use the positive impacts
bihu replied to: Saroj Sharma
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
58: It’s very well thought decision by
Government of India.
GOI is having responsibility towards Citizen of India and not the Profit Loss of the Mobile Service Providers. If anything goes wrong will Mobile providers come forward and accept the faults or irresponsible behavior.
We should appreciate the GOI decision and support it. Please remember what is popular is not always right.
So towards the betterment and to avoid any kind of ill effect it’s a decision of well thought.
GOI is having responsibility towards Citizen of India and not the Profit Loss of the Mobile Service Providers. If anything goes wrong will Mobile providers come forward and accept the faults or irresponsible behavior.
We should appreciate the GOI decision and support it. Please remember what is popular is not always right.
So towards the betterment and to avoid any kind of ill effect it’s a decision of well thought.
Posted by: Tanveer Shaikh - 30 Sep, 2010
59: This is good but they should think about the
industry also.
Can i knw when this ban is geting over.
Can i knw when this ban is geting over.
Posted by: Anmol Singh - 30 Sep, 2010
60:no the ban should not be taken off this is
one of the right decision that our govt
should have taken many years before livies of
many peoples could have been shaved....
bihu replied to: Anmol Singh
post - 01 Oct, 2010
post - 01 Oct, 2010
61: Mr. Seth has expressed his concern over
spread of hate through other medias like
Person to person SMS, email and social
networking sites.As we all know, the bulk sms
enjoy the large penetration rate over other
Medias since accessibility to common man over
the mobile phone is very high in India. I
think Govt of the day has put monitoring team
for other medias as well. so i think it is a
reasonable solution to control the epedemic
under the prevailing condition.
Posted by: Padmakumar - 29 Sep, 2010
62: i don't think it is a wrong decision, that
peoples are tearing just because of their
financial lose, If you think ahead of
financially it is a good decision, This time
that bulk SMS may be used for spreading hate.
This is the time to show unity, They says
msgs can block by keywords, but if they block
pre defined words then there are many
different technique to show the feelings. Its
a good decision to banned such kind of
activities at this situation.
Posted by: Ashish solanki - 29 Sep, 2010
63:Your are right. Bulk SMS is anyway a menace
ashman replied to: Ashish solanki
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
64: Its a good decision only . i do agree the
same .
jinesh replied to: ashman
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
65: As in every case the concern here is
"CRORES". Terrorist and fundamentalist are
still communicating each other with existing
IT infracture that so called "Techies" have
developed, easily breaking your so renowned
security.The article should have been
suggestive nature than criticising.
Posted by: Jimmy - 29 Sep, 2010
66: Hi Roshna,
Pl. remember technology should be introduced, developed & nurtured - ALL with a view to improve the quality of our lives & the environment. If bulk SMSs are sent to save the life of person(s), rescue somebody in trouble, it is appreciated. Otherwise it only helps " some " specific business communities, causing nuisance to public at large.
These days it has become a fashion for the so called techies to keep criticising whatever the Govt. does !
Next is the media freedom.
Do you really think that the kind of exposure our media gave on Kargil war was necessary, except giving us a chance to see how the wars are fought ?
For that matter, covering the 26/11 episode & constantly bombarding the Govt. with highly irritating questions. That only helps the TRP of the channels, not necessarily good for the general public.
While India's teledensity is 60%, that is 3 -4 % for internet.
In fact we should have our own methods of saving ourselves from information " overload ".
Pl. remember technology should be introduced, developed & nurtured - ALL with a view to improve the quality of our lives & the environment. If bulk SMSs are sent to save the life of person(s), rescue somebody in trouble, it is appreciated. Otherwise it only helps " some " specific business communities, causing nuisance to public at large.
These days it has become a fashion for the so called techies to keep criticising whatever the Govt. does !
Next is the media freedom.
Do you really think that the kind of exposure our media gave on Kargil war was necessary, except giving us a chance to see how the wars are fought ?
For that matter, covering the 26/11 episode & constantly bombarding the Govt. with highly irritating questions. That only helps the TRP of the channels, not necessarily good for the general public.
While India's teledensity is 60%, that is 3 -4 % for internet.
In fact we should have our own methods of saving ourselves from information " overload ".
Posted by: SUDHAKAR - 29 Sep, 2010
67: Its just to show that our government is
working or else those bunch of politicians
are fully aware in a country where singing
stars and Indian idols just win due to sms
votes of people, how can banning just bulk
sms prevent a chaos. If one wants he or she
can simply spread hatred through chain sms
and social networking sites.
Posted by: biplab das - 29 Sep, 2010
68: The decision is surely going against the
Hindus. Blocking Bulk Short Messages cannot
serve the purpose of controlling the spread
of the news. Ban cannot be for a very long
time. Also, other media are available.
Posted by: BHUSHAN DAVE - 29 Sep, 2010
69:Y are you so negative Mr.Bhushan ? Be
positive. Hope for the best.
Justo Joseph replied to: BHUSHAN DAVE
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
70: O. K. Thanks. But this has been the truth in
most of the cases. So, I was not that
positive.
BHUSHAN DAVE replied to: Justo Joseph
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
71: Right from my childhood I have been reading,
"India is a country of different religions,
traditions,customs...etc etc". Thank God, I
haven`t come across a situation,"India is a
country of different religions where people
often fight each other on the name of
Religions and other". I don`t understand, our
country has improved a lot in literacy rate
in the past decade comparatively to the
previous one. Many changes have occurred,
What is the necessary that Many Politicians,
Policemen, Celebrities,etc., need to say a
single statement,"Whatever may be the Ayodhya
verdict, Please stay calm".
People started using Latest Mobile Handsets, exposing to latest technology and trend. Why should be there a lot of panic? It isn`t just a Political drama, It is we making ourselves move towards to this kind of Situation. I am not questioning, nor I am expecting any answers.
I think we need to think about ourselves again and again.
People started using Latest Mobile Handsets, exposing to latest technology and trend. Why should be there a lot of panic? It isn`t just a Political drama, It is we making ourselves move towards to this kind of Situation. I am not questioning, nor I am expecting any answers.
I think we need to think about ourselves again and again.
Posted by: srikanth G - 29 Sep, 2010
72: its good to see that every person unitedly
agrees that govt's decision is valid. some
people may blindly curse govt for its every
move, but we should be open minded and think
beyond personal gains few times. we all are
social animals after all !
Posted by: deepak jain - 29 Sep, 2010
73: There has to be an initiative taken, what is
wrong if it begins with blocking of bulk SMS?
Atleast the government is doing something for
the safety of its people. I am for it and
appreciate this initiative.
Posted by: Leena Kurian - 29 Sep, 2010
74:Well said as bilk sms is merely for fun and
nothing else. It just a means to poke each
other with funny things and at times likes
this can be dangerous also as people may
provoke others with anti social messages as
it costs them nothing. So,that's a good
decision and I agree to it.
Hemant replied to: Leena Kurian
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
75:I ppretiate that.
Justo Joseph replied to: Leena Kurian
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
76: It is lucky that the DIT has not banned all
SMS and limited it to only bulk SMS!
There is a recent case of one website www.donotdial100.webs.com having made some disparaging statements against a Minister and therefore the Metropolitan Magistrate, Mumbai having ordered its blockage on Aug 7th. The DIT has not only blocked this site, but all the 3 lakh subdomains of webs.com in India for last two months! Despite spate of correspondence nothing has been done. Even Silicon India failed to take note of it, or respond despite messages to the editor.
There is a recent case of one website www.donotdial100.webs.com having made some disparaging statements against a Minister and therefore the Metropolitan Magistrate, Mumbai having ordered its blockage on Aug 7th. The DIT has not only blocked this site, but all the 3 lakh subdomains of webs.com in India for last two months! Despite spate of correspondence nothing has been done. Even Silicon India failed to take note of it, or respond despite messages to the editor.
Posted by: Ashit Sarkar - 29 Sep, 2010
77: Stop criticizing every move of the government
without giving a thought. You seem to be more
concerned with the financial loss of mobile
service providers (who actually charge
indecently for the massages and exploit the
people on every festival and social occasion)
rather than the communal harmony in the
country.
it is requested to all the Writers/Bloggers to kindly think like a social animal and not just like a piece of technological and financial junk.
it is requested to all the Writers/Bloggers to kindly think like a social animal and not just like a piece of technological and financial junk.
Posted by: Ajay Agarwal - 29 Sep, 2010
78:You are on correct tract.
Justo Joseph replied to: Ajay Agarwal
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
79:CEO seems too painful to lose the revenue
from bulk SMS. Makes sense!
Gopal replied to: Ajay Agarwal
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
80:good one bro!
aniket replied to: Ajay Agarwal
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
81:Agree with u
Khabeer replied to: Ajay Agarwal
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
82: As per my view this is the only first
instance in recent time in India such ban in
imposed. And it seems valid because there are
chances of misusing these technologies
spreading out fowl messages across the
country. We need to think beyond the profits
and losses. Precaution is always better than
anything.
Posted by: Amby - 29 Sep, 2010
83: I think that government has taken the Right
And Good decision,
Mr.Seth don't think at this time like you are an owner of SMS GulShup ,
If this bann is not there the rumours about the Verdict wil be there and it is not good for the Country in any manner.
So accept the Government Decision.
Mr.Seth don't think at this time like you are an owner of SMS GulShup ,
If this bann is not there the rumours about the Verdict wil be there and it is not good for the Country in any manner.
So accept the Government Decision.
Posted by: Sigar Dave - 29 Sep, 2010
84: Mr seth come on ! who told you that there are
specific keyword in multilingual India to
filter the SMS. It's efficiency may be less
that 5%. Just Accept the Govt decisions as
they are doing what is in their control
otherwise people like could have mess up by
using imaginary technology which we don’t
have.
Posted by: Munwar Khan - 29 Sep, 2010
85:I agree with you,this move of govt. is
welcomed.they only want to avoid any nuisance
that can happen.just a loss in profits cant
be a reason for a huge loss that can
happen.
Every Indian want to live peacefully irrespective of the community we all are one and same.
Every Indian want to live peacefully irrespective of the community we all are one and same.
amit urmaliya replied to: Munwar Khan
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
86:Mr. Munawar Khan: You may not be aware there
are thousands of code words in common hindi
& english SMSs and they change on daily
basis. Look at the problem from a national
perspective and you will see how big the
threat is.
JB Padhi replied to: Munwar Khan
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
87: Mr JB Padhi that is what my exact point is!
that you can't filter the SMS by using
keyword "effectively" as they may change on
daily basis (according to you). so Instead of
suggesting to impalement such technology
better is to ban the bulk SMS temporarily.
This is my view against the Mr Seth who is
suggesting the filter technology etc and not
the Ban.....
munwar khan replied to: JB Padhi
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
88: Government has take the right decision.
Security is always a main concern. A
filtering of sms's are not possible on the
basis of key words
and this move is being apprecited by every one
mayank.ctae@gmail.com
blog http://blogs.siliconindia.com/pupilstuff
and this move is being apprecited by every one
mayank.ctae@gmail.com
blog http://blogs.siliconindia.com/pupilstuff
Posted by: mayank - 29 Sep, 2010
89:I agree with mayank. This small step can
prevent atleast few mishapps.
Sam replied to: mayank
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
90: This really wont work. Anti social elements
can spread violence in more than one way.
Posted by: shailaja - 29 Sep, 2010
91: Mahatma Gandhi quote “God has no
Religion”
Time has come for everyone to read, recite, propagate and remember Sant Kabir Das immortal saying about God and religion:
Moko Kahan Dhundhere Bande Mein To Tere Paas Mein
(Where do you search me? I am with you)
Na Teerath Mein, Na Moorat Mein Na Ekant Niwas Mein
(Not in pilgrimage, nor in icons, Neither in solitudes)
Na Mandir Mein, Na Masjid Mein Na Kabe Kailas Mein
(Not in temples, nor in mosques Neither in Kaba nor in Kailash)
Mein To Tere Paas Mein Bande Mein To Tere Paas Mein
(I am with you o man, I am with you)
Na Mein Jap Mein, Na Mein Tap Mein Na Mein Barat Upaas Mein
(Not in prayers, nor in meditation, Neither in fasting)
Na Mein Kiriya Karm Mein Rehta Nahin Jog Sanyas Mein
(Not in yogic exercises, Neither in renunciation)
Nahin Pran Mein Nahin Pind Mein Na Brahmand Akas Mein
(Neither in the vital force nor in the body, Not even in the ethereal space)
Na Mein Prakuti Prawar Gufa Mein Nahin Swasan Ki Swans Mein
(Neither in the womb of Nature, Not in the breath of the breath)
Khoji Hoye Turat Mil Jaoon Ik Pal Ki Talas Mein
(Seek earnestly and discover, In but a moment of search)
Kahet Kabir Suno Bhai Sadho Mein To Hun Viswas Mein.
(Says Kabir, Listen with care, Where your faith is, I am there)
Into that Heaven of Liberal Thinking Let our Country Awake on 30 Sep 2010
Time has come for everyone to read, recite, propagate and remember Sant Kabir Das immortal saying about God and religion:
Moko Kahan Dhundhere Bande Mein To Tere Paas Mein
(Where do you search me? I am with you)
Na Teerath Mein, Na Moorat Mein Na Ekant Niwas Mein
(Not in pilgrimage, nor in icons, Neither in solitudes)
Na Mandir Mein, Na Masjid Mein Na Kabe Kailas Mein
(Not in temples, nor in mosques Neither in Kaba nor in Kailash)
Mein To Tere Paas Mein Bande Mein To Tere Paas Mein
(I am with you o man, I am with you)
Na Mein Jap Mein, Na Mein Tap Mein Na Mein Barat Upaas Mein
(Not in prayers, nor in meditation, Neither in fasting)
Na Mein Kiriya Karm Mein Rehta Nahin Jog Sanyas Mein
(Not in yogic exercises, Neither in renunciation)
Nahin Pran Mein Nahin Pind Mein Na Brahmand Akas Mein
(Neither in the vital force nor in the body, Not even in the ethereal space)
Na Mein Prakuti Prawar Gufa Mein Nahin Swasan Ki Swans Mein
(Neither in the womb of Nature, Not in the breath of the breath)
Khoji Hoye Turat Mil Jaoon Ik Pal Ki Talas Mein
(Seek earnestly and discover, In but a moment of search)
Kahet Kabir Suno Bhai Sadho Mein To Hun Viswas Mein.
(Says Kabir, Listen with care, Where your faith is, I am there)
Into that Heaven of Liberal Thinking Let our Country Awake on 30 Sep 2010
Posted by: BR Natarajan - 29 Sep, 2010
92:Wow, Kabir is great. and congratulations to
you, having giving every body this chance to
read his creations. I am Happy as bulk SMS
are blocked, at least some breath from the
irritating ads, that mobile companies keep on
sending.
Vimal Dhiman replied to: BR Natarajan
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
93:Thanks a ton Mr. Natarajan, I was looking for
that lyrics since long. Now I need mp3 only.
Vishal Singh Chouhan replied to: BR Natarajan
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
94:Beautiful and timeless.
Sudhir replied to: BR Natarajan
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
95:This decision infact should be made permenant
so that no unwanted stupid sms being sent to
consumers and telecom companies selling
personal data just to increase their profits
Sundar replied to: BR Natarajan
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
96: At least for some day got relief from
annoying bulk sms Ads.
dilip replied to: Sundar
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
97: I too support the decision of banning bulk
SMS. Today Mobile has a wide reach than TV or
Internet. Crores of lay men do not sit in
front of TV or Computer all the time, but
they always have their mobiles with them.
Provoking bulk messages can be sent to anyone
from any part of the world.
So Police Department has made the right decision...
So Police Department has made the right decision...
Jack replied to: Sundar
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
98: This a nice move to control the situation, as
mobile become the first medium, to convey any
good/bad message. also mobile is being used
by students and all class of people though
only few percent out of it would know or have
time to use internet.
Krishnamoorthy Ramalingam replied to: Sundar
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
99: Of course this is a nice move. But here they
are talking about the banning of bulk sms.
What if a persons sit whole day and send
messages? Now a days companies are offering
many sms offers. Govt. should have check all
these things.
Anuj replied to: Krishnamoorthy Ramalingam
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
100: Definitely a Good move.. industry does NOT
lose crores and there are no recorded
evidence of bulk sms being useful to anybody
anytime.. All people wherever you go hate
Bulk ads, and smses. Its saving a lot of
cellphone battery to millions of people
thereby saving Crores of income!
Vivek replied to: Anuj
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
101:They should have banned media from creating
so much hype of the issue and not covering it
at all.
Arun replied to: Vivek
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
102: They should also ban news channels
Shaz replied to: Arun
post - 29 Sep, 2010
post - 29 Sep, 2010
103: Also Ban spammers like Siliconindia...
Chandramouli replied to: Shaz
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
104: because news channel will announce in typical
manner so in that time ban on news channel
om prakash replied to: Shaz
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
105: Yes.. I could see from the morning a lot of
non sense in tv channels.. Better than bulk
SMS, they should have banned electronic media
first.. Why tv channels have to conduct
discussions about what is going to be the
outcome.. I ve never seen such a non sense
any time.. Already govt came across similar
situations at the time of mumbai attack
whereby TV channels were showing the action
live.. These idiots will do the same thing
again today.. Lets Pray Eeswar & Allah to
give unselfish and honest brains to these
politicians and media.
Mani replied to: Shaz
post - 30 Sep, 2010
post - 30 Sep, 2010
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