On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 22:34, Raj Shekhar wrote: [snip] > But LL you are a journalist and maybe you can use your columns to spread > awarness about this issue. Once the people are warned of the dangers of > blatantly giving out email ids and mobile numbers, they would be in a > position to make an informed choice. >
okay. that's the first step, but not enough. i'll do this. however, as a consumer, an indian is usually helpless if he/she does not hand over their personal details. the service requested could be denied. not so in canada for instance. any other proactive, more consumer/individual-friendly steps? anyone aware of a consumer-rights group, or NGO type agency that could be interested in this? anybody has contacts in newspapers, tv, news magazines, that could take this up? anybody a lawyer who volunteers to study the legal aspects of this? yaar, its about time we did something about fighting for our privacy, even if the battle is half-lost. key focus areas for privacy policy for indians at: 1) banks, financial institutions, loan agents, credit card, debit card agencies. 2) govt. agencies that procure, or sub-contract to third-party. 3) health institutions, insurance companies, other public sector organizations. 4) educational institutions. 5) private sector: MNCs, indian companies, even small firms. 6) the obvious: junk emails, spam, etc. 7) telecom companies, utility providers, etc. add your own. anyone on the list could take this discussion further to the ilug-india mailing list. please do it, as i know first-hand this menace perpetuates across the sub-continent. LL _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
