RBI's new Rs 2000 note has no GPS tracking GPS: Arun Jaitley
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Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley has confirmed that RBI's new Rs 2000 note has no GPS chip. On Tuesday, we had noted that RBI doesn't confirm existence of any such chip in its feature list for the new currency.
"From where did you come to know this? I haven't heard of it," Jaitley said when asked by a reporter about the use of nano GPS on new Rs. 2,000 note issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Despite rumours floating on WhatsApp and other social network about existence of such a chip, the confirmation from Jaitley will put the debate to rest.
After PM Narendra Modi's announcement, there were multiple rumours suggesting the new Rs. 2,000 note will deploy a nano-GPS chip in order to track the note. The use of such chip was touted as the next big step in erode black money and corruption in the country.
As per rumours, a nano GPS chip in the note would reflect back signals from its location, which would give its precise location. Well, that is not happening anytime soon. In short, the government has only demonetised the use of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, but it is not tracking the location of the new notes.
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Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley has confirmed that RBI's new Rs 2000 note has no GPS chip. On Tuesday, we had noted that RBI doesn't confirm existence of any such chip in its feature list for t...
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