Speaking for myself, my privacy is important to me. It’s not like I am trying to avoid publicly sporting a third nipple or something else weird or gross, but rather having mobile privacy is something that I, and most people actually, really value.

An individual’s right to privacy or a country’s security and sovereignty - what is more important?

A recent proposal by the intelligence agencies, which - if implemented - will make it mandatory for mobile phone operators to print mobile phone directories, has brought this whole debate into sharp focus.

While the intelligence agencies argue this will help in streamlining the mobile phone industry and deter those who use the existing loopholes for terrorism, the common man is left asking, “And what about my privacy? [Read the rest]

Tags: privacy, cell public, intelligence agencies