Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Mr Speaker, I beg to associate myself with the good Statement made by my Hon Colleague from Subin.
Mr Speaker, communication is so important that it has come to justify the essence of globalisation. Today, we would find people with far distance between, but the phone or communication is able to bring them very close.
Mr Speaker, unfortunately, as human as we are, we tend to abuse that opportunity. For example, looking at the Statement of the Hon Member and I would beg to quote the ending of article
18 (2):
“… For public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the protection of health or morals, for the prevention of disorder or crime or for the protection of the rights or freedoms of others.”
Mr Speaker, sometimes, these are subjected to an individual's interpretation, unfortunately, human as we are, we are gradually becoming more animistic and sadistic in life. This is because our nature is beginning to change. Some people thrive on other people's sadness, when they grieve.
Mr Speaker, the legal brains say, one has the right to throw his arms to any level, but unfortunately, his right to do so ends exactly where somebody's nose begins.
Mr Speaker, unfortunately today people would want to use that as part of their economic living, especially hackers, impersonators and secret recorders, to the extent that with modern phones-- As a lay man as I am, I had a phone, not knowing that whenever I spoke to a third party, that phone recorded the voice of that third party.
Mr Speaker, unfortunately for me, I did not know, but somebody took the phone out of my hand, pressed it, and I started to hear the voices of people. So, automatically, certain phones would record certain things. However, when we look at what our legal brains say, especially with what happened in the Supreme Court when a case surfaced, they said that the fellow was right for recording.
Mr Speaker, in the United States of America, in Canada and the United Kingdom, when two people are talking, one can consent to record the third party. Why? So, for instance, I can decide to record a person, only to betray him. So, these days, it is even difficult for one to speak on phone.
Mr Speaker, for instance, I am called and I picked the phone, I would want to know where the person I am addressing speaks from. Therefore, so long as the person is not my boss or a close friend, I would not extend my conversation to more than a minute. This is because I know that at the end of the conversation, the person could record me.
Mr Speaker, today, as we speak, people have taken advantage of this. In today's Daily Guide, my attention was drawn to a particular picture, and when I went to have a look at it, the picture happened to be that of a pastor's wife. Her face and breasts were covered, and there were other parts of her body that one could not see well.
Mr Speaker, the fellow who did that to her must have done it for economic venture, just to betray either the pastor or his wife, because her nude pictures had been posted. People make money out of publishing this kind of nudity.
Mr Speaker, some people also threaten politicians and other people by posting the voices of some politicians on either Facebook or other social media platforms, they try to lure and deceive them, and take their moneys.
Mr Speaker, I believe the time has come for us to have a serious approach to attitudinal change in this country. We must change our lives, because it all has to do with morality and trust. When talking to somebody, one must trust one's self that he is talking to somebody who trusts him and therefore he must be fair with himself and not record the person, and use it as a tool for betrayal.
Mr Speaker, this Statement made by our Hon Colleague must be taken seriously. We must look into it. As legislators, what can we do to save others? It is not only about politicians, but also at our workplaces, and churches. Mr Speaker, even in the Mosques, when one is praying, people would want to record him or her. A person would be praying to God, and yet people would want to record him; they do not see God.
