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Privacy and Confidentiality is no doubt losing its meaning as we are technologically advancing.We all know that our personal data are being captured by various methods whenever we shop, we open a new email account, buy stuffs online, enroll for a lucky draw and by many other ways and such data are stored by someone who we do not know and could be transferred to stranger who surely does not require to have access to such data. Leave aside the data security and breaches happening due to technology and see these scenes where personal data are shared, sought for unintentionally due to human behaviour. Scene 1 : At a Doctor's office: I was at a Doctor's office along with my wife where he is giving me consultation on my medical examination and suddenly from nowhere a nurse barged in with some papers (perhaps, results of another patient for which the Doctor was waiting for), the Doctor gone through those repots and asked the nurse to call an elderly lady waiting at the corri

During my recent visit to Sri Lanka, I was surprised with 2 simple things that is being followed throughout the island. Though I have observed this a few times when I visited Colombo, the capital of the the island nation, I was of the impression that these things are being followed only in the capital but to my surprise this time, I have observed these at places away from the capital- tier 2 cities like Kandy, Galle and Negombo and smaller towns like Moratuwa, Kaluthara, Chillaw, Nuwara Eliya and so on. 1. Respect to pedestrians on roads: Whenever I wanted to cross any road with traffic flowing on that, all I needed to do is to reach the nearest pedestrian crossing point ( Zebra crossing) and walk across the road. The drivers of vehicles are so considerate for the pedestrians and stop their vehicles to let people cross the road.Having been used to wait (im)patiently to avoid putting my life at risk to cross roads anywhere in India, I usually wait for the road to be clear with

Just in 2 weeks from now, no fizzy drinks from Coca-cola and Pepsico corp will be sold all over Tamilnadu & Pondicherry, the southern state and its adjoining union territory in India. This has been decided by the Trader's association and all shops and businesses have been  instructed to stop stocking and selling the frizzy drinks. There has been allegations against the soft drink giants for exploiting the underground water resources in their manufacturing plants thereby leaving the cultivable lands arid which has badly impacted agriculture.It's so sad- no doubt.Besides this, the fizzy drinks were always targeted by many for  being unhealthy , causing obesity among youth and for being unethical foreign players crushing the indigenous manufacturers. I have to confess here for being a Coke lover ( note - not an addict!) for many years but drastically reduced consuming in the recent past .Now, thinking of getting used to a situation where even the occasional sipping i