Godspeed Curtain Twitchers: DPDP and its peers just got ruthless

If you have ever felt arm-twisted for your data while buying a cup of tea at an airport or a pack of popcorns at a multiplex or a t-shirt at some big brand store; things might change at your next trip. For you and the brands. DPDP is stirring this pot. Privacy is no longer a boilerplate foam- but more stringent, driven by default and underlined by design. The next 18 months matter. Let's take a, ahem-ahem, peek!

- By Pratima H

No curtains. No blinds. Just open for the world to look in. If you have ever heard this interesting trivia about Dutch culture (as shared by some architecture and culture experts); you will not be surprised to be in a Dutch land and find that these houses, often, have the windows actually open. They edify the cultural essence of transparency and honesty- and that there is ‘nothing to hide’. Some even use it to showcase their interior decorations and the view is open to streets and passersby.

As intriguing as it sounds, and exactly why it sounds so- this is not how all cultures operate. Not all people shut their windows down. Not all pull the curtains apart. Some don’t even have windows in some rooms. Some have them open even in the bathrooms. The decision is, however, THEIRS! And it may change as per the time of the day, the season, the mood and who is inside. Privacy, above everything else, is a very personal realm. It is diverse in its spectrum. Its approach and degree can change as per the person inside the room. But it can never be forced to adapt to the person on the other side of the window.