Large sections of the society have come out and spoken about the dangers that such a mass collection of highly sensitive and personal data without proper security measures, access policies and accountability, could lead to.
The biggest beneficiaries of demonetisation perhaps have been mobile wallet companies. With India currently having a smart phone user base of over 300 million and increasingly cheaper data plans – mobile wallets are doing very well.
Unicorns are venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. India has its own billion-dollar startup club and according to a report, most of their trailblazing founders come from IITs.
These are the stories of people who did not complain during the demonetisation crisis but tried to deal with the situation by making sure the needy were well served.