Protectors in the real world; Aggressors in the virtual world
Never before in human history has such an immense cluster of personal information existed. People a decade back were dumbfounded by the convenience that these internet services offered, only never to realize the consequences that these would have when used on a mass scale. And hereby the present generation honoured and carried forward the legacy of the human race, of realizing the problems only when water reaches the neck. People have suddenly begun to fret about the right to privacy, when the very vanguards of their rights, their governments have already shredded it to pieces. It’s interesting to see a large number of people blaming internet companies, who ironically enough have honoured people's privacy more than their so called representatives. For any debate on or analysis of Internet privacy issues, an understanding of the basic tenets of right to privacy becomes essential. Opponents of privacy rights, most of them based in our governments establishments believe that “Y...