{"id":253409,"date":"2023-07-25T20:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=253409"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:07:28","slug":"achieve-road-efficiency-at-minimal-privacy-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/achieve-road-efficiency-at-minimal-privacy-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieve road efficiency at minimal privacy risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cAchieve road efficiency at minimal privacy risk\u201d <\/strong>published in the \u201cmint\u201d <\/strong>on 25th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus : <\/strong>GS2- Government policies and interventions. GS3- Infrastructure<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Issues related to road transport<\/p>\n

News – <\/strong>The ministry of road transport and highways is planning to implement a toll collection system that uses satellite GPS tracking.<\/p>\n

Why does the government want to introduce a toll collection system that uses satellite GPS tracking?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India adopted FASTag system<\/strong>. It eased traffic bottlenecks<\/strong> at toll plazas across the Country. But, toll snarl<\/strong>s still persist on busy routes. It took away the pricing flexibility<\/strong> at the booth level.<\/p>\n

The users have to pay the same charges for partial road use<\/strong>. There is a need for adjustable road pricing<\/strong> to meet the market demand.<\/p>\n

With a network of multiple road options<\/strong>, toll prices that adjust according to varying traffic density can effectively attract or discourage user<\/strong>s. It can lead to smoother overall traffic flow. <\/strong>Ultimately, it will save both time and fuel.<\/p>\n

What are issues related to the toll collection system that uses satellite GPS tracking?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are concerns regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities<\/strong> in the current system. It relies on special wallets <\/strong>that require online money refills.<\/p>\n

If the new system allows cars to directly access funds from our bank accounts, it would create a new weakness in our cyber defences<\/strong> due to a policy decision.<\/p>\n

Under the proposed system, our personal location data would be transformed into a real-time GPS feed<\/strong> to facilitate toll charges. However, the misuse or unauthorised disclosure<\/strong> of this aerial data poses a significant risk to privacy<\/strong> of individuals.<\/p>\n

Way forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To ensure the tracking of road users, their explicit consent <\/strong>should be obtained upfront as part of the agreement.<\/p>\n

Additional safeguards<\/strong> must be implemented. Strict time limits <\/strong>should be set on how long individually identifiable data can be retained once its stated purpose has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n

The main objective of the ministry should be to align highway pricing with the fundamental principles of data protection<\/strong>. To avoid potential legal challenges in the future, clarity on privacy measures<\/strong> is essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cAchieve road efficiency at minimal privacy risk\u201d published in the \u201cmint\u201d on 25th July 2023. Syllabus : GS2- Government policies and interventions. GS3- Infrastructure Relevance: Issues related to road transport News – The ministry of road transport and highways is planning to implement a toll collection system… Continue reading Achieve road efficiency at minimal privacy risk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,8184,11125],"class_list":["post-253409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","tag-mint","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253409\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}