How to achieve privacy in these times.

Privacy is a thing of the past.  Some wintry evenings, we all can brood about all that was lost.  The reality is that privacy can be yours only if you are willing to be extremely boring.  No one wants to know about you.
To expect governments to not open your letters (the decent thing to do as taught in most homes) will simply not work.  They say all is fair in love and war but  missed the point about power.  Its not guns any more but your spying capabilities that give you an edge over other countries.  Though NSA is a lot in the news, China is way ahead in the spying game. It is well known that China spied on Chinese employees in the US for decades.  I for one got rid of the whimsical desire for privacy and am more enamoured by the power of spying.  

Time to discuss Government spying

Governments all over the globe are spying on citizens. It is time that
citizens discuss how much privacy they really have.  Every one needs some
time off. Gagging every thinking mind in the globe is not a strategy that is going
to work in the long run.

The new pope loves austerity

The last Pope was plagued with news about child molestations. Now the new Pope is full of
communists ideas. I miss John Paul. No wonder people decided to make him a saint. He was
awfully sensible.

The dilemma of the Arab Spring

Cannot ignore the happenings in the Islamic world. The middle east people
have demonstrated time and again that they can throw out tyrants from their high
seats. A lot better than people in other parts of the world. The Arab spring destroyed
many bad leaders but has not sustained enough momentum  to create new dynamic
leaders.

Good bye Morsi

Morsi is out. Hopefully, Egypt will bring in someone young and dynamic.
You can do it Egypt.  A leader  should inspire and Morsi surely did not.
I wonder how he came to power in the first place.

EU's mock anger about US surveillance

We have read spy vs spy comics and now we see some real spying played out in the media. The burning question now is, will angry EU offer asylum to Snowden? Or Assange? We think not.

Ecuador - a refuge for the whistle blowers?

Ecuador is emerging as the new asylum for famous people. From Julian Assange to Edward Snowden, Ecuador seems to be the chosen place. I wonder why. Snowden landed in Hong Kong to blow his whistle. If Ecuador proves to be what Assange believes, the next time, whistle blowers will land in Ecuador for doing their job. This indeed is an interesting development. Ecuador a small country with practically no army, and has nothing in their cards against powers that be, need to protect these huge personalities. Seriously, who can protect these people who are working for the freedom of the people? I think everyone is waiting for the day when American people will wake up and say enough is enough. Till then, lets see what Ecuador can do.