"Big Brother"...when will "he" relent?

“BIG BROTHER” is at it again!

Will “big brother” ever relent from invading our privacy, or will “he” ever stop chasing after us?

"Big Brother" - Microsoft pics

There is a popular legend that asserts, “no smoke without fire.” With that said, I am not sure what to think of the news reported by Steve Regan of www.securityweek.com August 3^rd, 2012.

The report was about Research In Motion (RIM) disputing the false and misleading information of an Indian newspaper, Economic Times, which published a story claiming that RIM established a datacenter in India to help the Indian government conduct lawful intercepts and searches, and has agreed to give the Indian government access to Enterprise email.

If this was reported in India’s newspaper, it means there is an element of truth to it, which conveys to anyone the possibility of the Indian government wanting to gain access to Enterprise email, but RIM has denied and/or disputing it. The question that comes to mind is, why will the government of any country want to gain access to enterprise email without the consent of the enterprise themselves?

Enterprise email contains private, sensitive, public, and confidential information of employees and the enterprise itself, and allowing “big brother” to have access is a criminal act. Any firm involved in releasing access to enterprise email to “big brother” should be held accountable and face the full wrath of the law.

In my opinion, Enterprise email should be protected by all means possible against the prying eyes of ‘big brother” and any other third party.

It is so infuriating how “big brother” wants to gain control over our public and private lives without looking back. I used to think that, it is only on grounds of criminal conduct or activity that big brother is allowed access, but it seem they are going beyond boundaries. Why?

I am so glad RIM did not cower to the request of “big brother” in India, and I earnestly hope our private affairs stays private from “big brother always.” Way to go, RIM! Thanks for showing a good example, and I hope others will follow suit.

As I said last week, this week is the final of the security series. A big thank you to all my followers and fans who have stuck with me for the past 10 weeks. You are the bomb!

Au’revoir tout le monde! (Goodbye everyone).