Snooping, Snowden and Alternatives

It is a bit late to analyse this situation but I felt so strongly about the way everyone other than a US citizen has been violated of their privacy and faith.

Now, obviously everyone who continues reading would have a basic idea about what the whole incident is.

So, what are our alternatives?

1. ICANN (controlled by the US dept of Commerce ) is controlling all our website registrations and tracking it. This makes it easier for them to snoop around who does what and what goes on, where. Although this was not a part of the revelations by Snowden, it is only common sense to understand why they fight tooth and nail to keep that control within themselves. We should revisit the need to have a separate body under the UN to control the  website registrations and other related services. I am not saying that it will not be under the influence of the who is who from the upper strata of the US government, but at least it will be lesser.

Now, we also see that there is a price variation for the .us extensions. It is higher. Why? (Any thoughts are welcome on this. :) )

2. We are so dependent on the WOS, and MS and Google that we cannot hide anything even if we wished, from these giants and programs. We need indigenous developers to bring out alternatives. They need to be encouraged for further secure innovations. I can see the time in future where we might just go back to snail mail because there is too much snooping around.

3. I also foresee the danger of the US trying to gain the upper hand if any outbursts happen from other countries by flaunting the fact that they have sensitive information about that particular country, which if ousted could bring in enemies from all over the world. In other words, BLACKMAIL. Even its allies (NATO countries included) are under the RADAR and snooped on.

4. OFCs and telephone cables for any operator, has to be installed in the host country. Not in the US. or a country of their choice. At least, the outbound links and streaming can be monitored. Indian companies should be encouraged. I feel it has become the need of the hour to have another Swadeshi movement. This time, against all the global crap being dumped as 'imported' items and how we are getting exploited by these 'foren saabs' and not for our bread and butter.

5. Remember when there was a proposition to change the global exchange currency from the dollar to remnibi or anything other than the dollar? If so, you will also remember how the US oppressed that move and in a year (at the max), that discussion had bitten dust - Partly due to the debates across countries on which currency should it be- . Why? They control the global currency rates. And remain economically powerful hence.

It will be an extremely hard move, but getting another currency nearly as established as the dollar will bring down the power of dollar.

It is not the Big Brother watching any more. It is the BIG D*MN BULLY who is. Let all the minions understand this and take steps together to combat this bully who needs to know what his place is.

Incidentally, there is a lesser discussed partner in crime for this Big Bully. The UK is hand in hand with the BB in this project, although I suspect that they are being made to give more information the to the BB than take any, as any balances with the BB on one side will be.