“HEMA”, Uncle Sam is watching you article in
TOI dated 10/8 2013 affirms views that after Edward Snowden incident, Uncle Sam
will be more cautious in its approach and all the employees working for Project
Prism will be under scanner. Defense Information System Agency (DISA) will work
for “Insider Threat” Program developed by President Obama administration in
order to prevent further embarrassment to US .This program has identified
certain Threat Indicators which may include your political views, frequency of
travel to your native country, your financial position etc.
The reason for this Insider Threat Program
may be justified by US on backdrop of Snowden incident but how much success it
will yield? Does this program provide a warning for non-US nationals associated
with PROJECT PRISM? How many people really know that they are working for this
MASS SURVELLIANCE PROGRAM? Can the US act of keeping track of all the
electronic correspondence be justified by any Sovereign country?
There are various questions which need
answers and I find it strange that all the intellectuals across the India are
keeping mum on these serious issues. Rather than debating the possible outcome
of this Insider Threat program, we are giving US a clean cheat in this whole
Surveillance program by terming as Educative Program.
I foresee following fall outs of this
Insider Threat Program.
1)
The nationals other than US nationals will be
subject to unnecessary inconvenience in all the walks of life.
2)
Their all activities will be under scanner.
3)
There conversations/communications will be under
surveillance.
4)
Their trips to native country might be curtailed
and will be subject to approval from Defense Ministry.
5)
They will be compelled to quit on smallest lapse
or error in their job responsibility.
In
other words all the I T Professionals working in US will be looked upon by
suspicion and there life will be nightmarish in future.
This
is time for all I T Professionals working in US to have a courage and come back
to India in order to make India a strong I T Force in future.
