Is it OK for an organization to publish defaulters’ bills publicly?
I recently came across an email on a mailing list. The email was addressed to someone who hadn’t paid his membership dues to the organization. It stated, apart from mentioning the delay in paying dues, that since the addressee hadn’t replied to personal emails but had been found to be active on the email list, the sender considered it appropriate to send the reminder to the mailing list.
I consider it incorrect, because it raises questions about an individual’s privacy. An individual’s finances, which includes membership dues to different organizations, is personal information. There can be no justification for announcing it publicly unless it actually involves litigation or other serious conflict.
I have also been wondering if an individual’s privacy is actually seen as something significant in India at all. It is not uncommon to see people exposed in different ways if you move around, and so one’s mind is likely to get insensitive about subtle things like privacy and respect for an individual. Should we allow such environmentally-induced insensitivity to envelope our perspective?
Every individual deserves to be treated in a respectful way. There are no exceptions.
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hmm think again….
why is this in india.. we have a more cohesive and united way of living and not so individualistic.. and that is why it is not insenstivity in india really. but a differnt genre of sensitivity.
if our culture was so individual focussed then it does come across as insensitivity. its more than mere privacy its about inclusion and individuality. not all such debates have a final outcome and the way you write “there can be no justificaiton” you have taken a final stand… that is interesting.
knowledge creates experts who can look at the same thig in multiple ways and being judgemental is not being knowledgable or vice-versa.
if i overstepped my bounds .. i thought you gave me the right to point out where a younger brother needed more depth.