Comments on: Why we shouldn't give the Government too much Power – Savita Bhabi is Proof http://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html My thoughts, haikus and freelance musings Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Inernet Censorship – Google says India is THIRD? | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-364 Inernet Censorship – Google says India is THIRD? | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:25:01 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-364 [...] screamed about the invasive provisions, but not a peep out of the the Indian ones! And then when Savita Bhabi was banned under the new provision, there was some reaction. But why didn’t anyone see it coming?Why do [...] [...] screamed about the invasive provisions, but not a peep out of the the Indian ones! And then when Savita Bhabi was banned under the new provision, there was some reaction. But why didn’t anyone see it coming?Why do [...]

]]> By: Nilekani admits that UID will be used for tracking people | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-363 Nilekani admits that UID will be used for tracking people | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-363 [...] more and more intrusive if it has the ability is stupid. Whenever governments get too much power, disaster ensues. We can rest assured that slowly, bit by bit, the uses of this UID will continue to increase and [...] [...] more and more intrusive if it has the ability is stupid. Whenever governments get too much power, disaster ensues. We can rest assured that slowly, bit by bit, the uses of this UID will continue to increase and [...]

]]> By: Getting your fingerprints by hook or crook for the UID | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-362 Getting your fingerprints by hook or crook for the UID | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:24:53 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-362 [...] think it will. The temptation to use the UID in a more and more invasive manner will be too strong for the government to resist. Our only hope here is that Nilekani seems to be paying a good deal of attention to privacy related [...] [...] think it will. The temptation to use the UID in a more and more invasive manner will be too strong for the government to resist. Our only hope here is that Nilekani seems to be paying a good deal of attention to privacy related [...]

]]> By: It’s started – UID used for tagging and tracking | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-361 It’s started – UID used for tagging and tracking | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:00:37 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-361 [...] Just in case you’re thinking that people don’t have a right to privacy, think again. Privacy is a constitutional right in India – one that was just recently reiterated in the Delhi HC’s historic judgment on the decriminalization of homosexuality. I’ve come across people who propose that privacy can take a backseat in the “national interest.” Such logic is dangerous and is the kind of logic propounded by totalitarian governments who can deem anything to be in the national interest. Indeed, giving the government too much power is never a good idea. [...] [...] Just in case you’re thinking that people don’t have a right to privacy, think again. Privacy is a constitutional right in India – one that was just recently reiterated in the Delhi HC’s historic judgment on the decriminalization of homosexuality. I’ve come across people who propose that privacy can take a backseat in the “national interest.” Such logic is dangerous and is the kind of logic propounded by totalitarian governments who can deem anything to be in the national interest. Indeed, giving the government too much power is never a good idea. [...]

]]> By: Devhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-360 Dev Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:47:37 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-360 I truly feel this is a political issue. In Reality Savita Bhabi does not threaten anyone-heck it's a cartoon the ban is silly. And no it does not degrade Indian women at all. I truly feel this is a political issue.
In Reality Savita Bhabi does not threaten anyone-heck it's a cartoon
the ban is silly.
And no it does not degrade Indian women at all.

]]> By: Indian Unique ID will not include Personal Details | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-359 Indian Unique ID will not include Personal Details | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:31:04 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-359 [...] whole issue bears close watching. It pays to be suspicious of governments as they have a tendency to abrogate the rights and freedoms of citizens in the name of [...] [...] whole issue bears close watching. It pays to be suspicious of governments as they have a tendency to abrogate the rights and freedoms of citizens in the name of [...]

]]> By: Indian Government says Citizens don’t know what’s good for them | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-358 Indian Government says Citizens don’t know what’s good for them | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:28:00 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-358 [...] attitude is reflected in the government’s decision to block Savita Bhabi, ban movies which can “hurt religious sentiments”, and now this. Fortunately, even [...] [...] attitude is reflected in the government’s decision to block Savita Bhabi, ban movies which can “hurt religious sentiments”, and now this. Fortunately, even [...]

]]> By: How the UK Burnt Identidy Cards | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-355 How the UK Burnt Identidy Cards | Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:56:50 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-355 [...] And now a final tidbit. These ID cards were introduced during the Second World War in order to enforce wartime regulations. However, intoxicated by the power that such Identity Cards gave it, the government did not revoke the ID cards. Police still had the power to detain anyone on the street and ask them for their card. Not surprising given that we saw earlier that we must not give the government too much power. [...] [...] And now a final tidbit. These ID cards were introduced during the Second World War in order to enforce wartime regulations. However, intoxicated by the power that such Identity Cards gave it, the government did not revoke the ID cards. Police still had the power to detain anyone on the street and ask them for their card. Not surprising given that we saw earlier that we must not give the government too much power. [...]

]]> By: bhagwadhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-357 bhagwad Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:41:35 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-357 <a href="#comment-1679" rel="nofollow">@Savita</a> Great link. Works perfectly! I @Savita
Great link. Works perfectly! I

]]> By: bhagwadhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/rights-and-freedoms/privacy/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html#comment-356 bhagwad Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:02:26 +0000 http://bhagwad.com/blog/?p=685#comment-356 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-1681"> <strong><a href="#comment-1681" rel="nofollow">Sajid</a> :</strong> depicting that the Indian housewives are desperate. This was of course deteriorating Indian woman image before the World. </blockquote> My opinion is that people who see the site know it's for fun. We see so many movies that show terrible things but we know it's for our entertainment. Also, it's just one site - there are so many sites that portray the decent housewife. Basically, people are not unintelligent to think that just because a cartoon porn site shows an Indian Housewife in a sexual way, all Indian housewives are like that. It's not a news site after all. Also, no one forces a person to visit the Savita Bhabi website. If it offends people, they need not go there. It's not being shown on the roads or being projected onto a public wall. If adults choose to see it, they should be allowed to. By banning it, people are being told that they do not know what is good for them and can't be trusted to make the right decisions. The government is making that choice for them and treating them like little children -that is the problem. This is the same as banning a movie because it will "hurt religious sentiments". If people will get hurt by the movie, no one is forcing them to watch it no? Why should an adult be told that he or she doesn't know the correct thing to do? If fire burns someone, they should not go and put their hand into it. We don't need a law telling people not to burn their hands because no one is being forced to burn their hands - same thing with visiting a website or watching a movie. <blockquote cite="#commentbody-1681">
Sajid :
depicting that the Indian housewives are desperate. This was of course deteriorating Indian woman image before the World.

My opinion is that people who see the site know it's for fun. We see so many movies that show terrible things but we know it's for our entertainment. Also, it's just one site – there are so many sites that portray the decent housewife.

Basically, people are not unintelligent to think that just because a cartoon porn site shows an Indian Housewife in a sexual way, all Indian housewives are like that. It's not a news site after all.

Also, no one forces a person to visit the Savita Bhabi website. If it offends people, they need not go there. It's not being shown on the roads or being projected onto a public wall. If adults choose to see it, they should be allowed to. By banning it, people are being told that they do not know what is good for them and can't be trusted to make the right decisions. The government is making that choice for them and treating them like little children -that is the problem.

This is the same as banning a movie because it will "hurt religious sentiments". If people will get hurt by the movie, no one is forcing them to watch it no? Why should an adult be told that he or she doesn't know the correct thing to do?

If fire burns someone, they should not go and put their hand into it. We don't need a law telling people not to burn their hands because no one is being forced to burn their hands – same thing with visiting a website or watching a movie.

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