ExpertDabbler

Recently, I entered the Sify Iway in Kasturibhai Nagar, Adyar

As soon as I entered, a lady asked me if i was a member. I nodded yes. She promptly asked me to fill in my details in a register. “Oh! Security” I told myself.

I entered my name, address, mobile number, email id, the in-time and signed near the right.

“Eludhiteengala? ” she asked.

I nodded again.

“Security” she called looking at the middle aged man in uniform.

“Ivar details elllam check pannunga” she ordered him.

That guy started his scrutiny. I was already feeling a bit uneasy about writing down all these details for the sake of print out.

“Sir, ungalukku photo Id irukka?”

I showed him my company ID card. But clearly exasperated by now. It occured to me that getting through the main gates in IIT Bombay even as a stranger was easier.

“Hm. Licence irukka?”

I showed him my laminated licence copy.

“Licence oda number eludhunga. ”

Thats it.

I decided i’ve had enough.

“Irukattum nga. unga browsing center neengale vechukonga!. naan vera edam poikaren”

For a brief moment, I was thinking if I’d entered some Tamil Nadu Government run browsing center by mistake.

For all this information collection, how do I ensure that the guys will not misuse my personal information?

The beauty is, I went to another Sify Iway in velachery and they hardly ever bothered to look at me. Who is following rules and who is overdoing it?

It is one thing to be cautious and alert and another thing to take this opportunity to be bureaucratic! I wish people were sensible enough to understand that.

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