No problem getting naked before white man but revolution when government asks for name, address: Union Minister
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Mar 25, 2018, 03:23 IST | Updated: Mar 25, 2018, 03:23 IST
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The comments were made by Minister of State (independent charge) for Tourism KJ Alphons
Union Minister of State for Tourism and IT K J Alphons on Saturday said that Indians absolutely have no problem giving fingerprints and getting body naked before the white man at all.
News agency ANI quoting Alphons said that Indians absolutely have no problem giving fingerprints and getting body naked before the white man. But When your own governmentasks for your name and address, there is a massive revolution saying it's intrusion into privacy.
The minister also said that he filled up to 10 pages for US Visa form.
The minister's comments come amid widespread privacy concerns over Aadhaar and Facebook data breach.