In a recent article I read about the provisioning of video recording in the cockpit to capture actions/inactions by pilots. Not to monitor them, but to record it in that orange coloured Black Box, so that post-crash analysis would become easy using videos in addition to the data in the voice recorder. This proposal has been in the air for a while. Pilots are successful in objecting to it so far, they feel it will become counter productive for them.
I tend to agree with the pilots. No wonder our parliament and assembly houses are not able to function to its full potential, because of the same reason. The elected people are becoming more and more conscious about the fact that they are watched live while functioning normally and in some instances abnormally - such as snoozing, watching colorful movies on their mobiles, spraying pepper etc.
Needless to say, one's privacy is very important whether it is at work or away from work.
We had a friend by name Srini, we used to call him "Snooper Srini". He used to enjoy spying on others. Once I had gone and waited for something by the side of St. Thomas church. I selected a time and venue such that nobody would ever see me there. I did not want others to know why I had been waiting there then. Even now I do not want you to know the reason behind it either!! "What were you doing near that church during those odd hours?" snooper Srini was spot on and he had to ask about my secret trip to me in front of all other people. I am sure now Srini must be heading one of the prestigious worldwide global detective agencies, he was so capable.
I wish I had that app which can warn me against accidental meeting of some of my friends by giving me their current locations. All you need to make sure that you are a friend or follower of this "unfriendly person" in any of the social networking systems. And the app will make sure that you can avoid bumping into him even accidentally.
We used to visit frequently the Oasis restaurant on Church street, to have some of the "mallu" delicacies. That day, we found a new waiter, an elderly person. After serving he did not move an inch from near the table, not only that he was waiting for an opportunity to serve more, he was closely watching how the food got into our mouth and with what force we had been chewing it. Like a grandma beside, he started checking how good the food was and encouraging us to eat more !! Finally I had to tell him that his help was no more required and we are capable of helping ourselves. Later I found that the restaurant closed down, not sure the "over-serving" of this waiter had any role to play in the sudden demise of that place.
Now I believe apps will come in market that can enable you to take pictures at your own will. Using Google glass. Days are gone, one needs to wink or blink to take the picture. All you need to do is wear that gadget and think about taking a picture, rest will be done by it. Going forward, wearing masks could be the only option to protect our privacy !
"Sir, there will be a lucky dip and at the end of the show the lucky person will be announced with what goodies he won" as I was approaching the multiplex in the mall, somebody came to me. He made me write down my name and mobile number in a slip and drop it in a box. Luckily, the movie was good and I totally forgot about the "lucky dip" part. Movie was so good, the discussion about it continued on the way back home and also for a few more days after that. Once all that discussion got over, I got a call from a shop from the same mall, reminding me that I had visited the mall on such and such a date and by the way, there were huge collection of home appliances available at a highly discounted sale !! Even if I give discount to majority of the words that I used then, still it may not be parliamentary to reproduce that here !!!!
Latest news is that one of the forensic companies managed to recover some of the deleted "pictures" and data from old Android smart phones. Google is brushing it aside saying that those phones are of older versions. But, remember these forensic companies would become more innovative in coming days, current versions of Android will become older, and you will never stop the habit of storing pictures which only you wanted to see and delete them when you part with the phone. So the best advice is - destroy that smartphone once it becomes useless for you, by burning it continuously for 15 minutes at 105 degree Celsius and bury the mortal remains 5 feet below ground with all elaborate rituals followed, so that those "ghost" pictures never haunt you in future !!!
However, there are people who need a closer watch. A recent news - An innovative flier who never flew, used Lufthansa premium lounge for 36 times. He wanted some privacy ! All he did was - book a premium ticket, barged in to the lounge, used its facilities extensively, privately for hours and then postponed his trip. He did that for 36 times before cancelling the ticket. The Lufthansa guys managed to catch him only when this non-flyer tried to book his second ticket for his next round of 36 visits to the lounge !!!
But for these minor exceptions, everybody needs privacy. Privacy matters for all. So, please do respect it.
I tend to agree with the pilots. No wonder our parliament and assembly houses are not able to function to its full potential, because of the same reason. The elected people are becoming more and more conscious about the fact that they are watched live while functioning normally and in some instances abnormally - such as snoozing, watching colorful movies on their mobiles, spraying pepper etc.
Needless to say, one's privacy is very important whether it is at work or away from work.
We had a friend by name Srini, we used to call him "Snooper Srini". He used to enjoy spying on others. Once I had gone and waited for something by the side of St. Thomas church. I selected a time and venue such that nobody would ever see me there. I did not want others to know why I had been waiting there then. Even now I do not want you to know the reason behind it either!! "What were you doing near that church during those odd hours?" snooper Srini was spot on and he had to ask about my secret trip to me in front of all other people. I am sure now Srini must be heading one of the prestigious worldwide global detective agencies, he was so capable.
I wish I had that app which can warn me against accidental meeting of some of my friends by giving me their current locations. All you need to make sure that you are a friend or follower of this "unfriendly person" in any of the social networking systems. And the app will make sure that you can avoid bumping into him even accidentally.
We used to visit frequently the Oasis restaurant on Church street, to have some of the "mallu" delicacies. That day, we found a new waiter, an elderly person. After serving he did not move an inch from near the table, not only that he was waiting for an opportunity to serve more, he was closely watching how the food got into our mouth and with what force we had been chewing it. Like a grandma beside, he started checking how good the food was and encouraging us to eat more !! Finally I had to tell him that his help was no more required and we are capable of helping ourselves. Later I found that the restaurant closed down, not sure the "over-serving" of this waiter had any role to play in the sudden demise of that place.
Now I believe apps will come in market that can enable you to take pictures at your own will. Using Google glass. Days are gone, one needs to wink or blink to take the picture. All you need to do is wear that gadget and think about taking a picture, rest will be done by it. Going forward, wearing masks could be the only option to protect our privacy !
"Sir, there will be a lucky dip and at the end of the show the lucky person will be announced with what goodies he won" as I was approaching the multiplex in the mall, somebody came to me. He made me write down my name and mobile number in a slip and drop it in a box. Luckily, the movie was good and I totally forgot about the "lucky dip" part. Movie was so good, the discussion about it continued on the way back home and also for a few more days after that. Once all that discussion got over, I got a call from a shop from the same mall, reminding me that I had visited the mall on such and such a date and by the way, there were huge collection of home appliances available at a highly discounted sale !! Even if I give discount to majority of the words that I used then, still it may not be parliamentary to reproduce that here !!!!
Latest news is that one of the forensic companies managed to recover some of the deleted "pictures" and data from old Android smart phones. Google is brushing it aside saying that those phones are of older versions. But, remember these forensic companies would become more innovative in coming days, current versions of Android will become older, and you will never stop the habit of storing pictures which only you wanted to see and delete them when you part with the phone. So the best advice is - destroy that smartphone once it becomes useless for you, by burning it continuously for 15 minutes at 105 degree Celsius and bury the mortal remains 5 feet below ground with all elaborate rituals followed, so that those "ghost" pictures never haunt you in future !!!
However, there are people who need a closer watch. A recent news - An innovative flier who never flew, used Lufthansa premium lounge for 36 times. He wanted some privacy ! All he did was - book a premium ticket, barged in to the lounge, used its facilities extensively, privately for hours and then postponed his trip. He did that for 36 times before cancelling the ticket. The Lufthansa guys managed to catch him only when this non-flyer tried to book his second ticket for his next round of 36 visits to the lounge !!!
But for these minor exceptions, everybody needs privacy. Privacy matters for all. So, please do respect it.
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