I have changed aplenty in the past one year. Much more than I had ever thought I would.

I have become a much more private person - I hardly speak to anyone

I don't travel or go out.

I don't socialize.

I don't read books

I don't watch as many movies.

The above activities used to take up most of my non-office time. Now I don't indulge in any of them.

I have also become wary of my online presence. To come to think of it, someone having access to passwords of my 3 accounts -Google, Facebook, and Amazon can know a lot more about me than I would care to divulge. 

If I were to eat beef, would I be found out by government toadies and hacked to death?

If I made a casual remark about Bal Thackrey in my private chats with a friend, would I be beaten on the streets of Mumbai?

I think online privacy is a far more important and worrisome issue than it is being heeded to. 

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I watch a lot of Jon Stewart clips on Youtube. What an amazing guy he was!!

Why can't we have someone like him in India who can speak truth to power?