In a recent discussion among friends I heard that a lot of them were getting sms's / emails from second and third rung colleges from last years admission process. Several of them have their numbers on the national Do Not Disturb registry. (You can check if your number is on the DND registry here )
I find this trend disturbing. I have also noticed sites where their terms and conditions state that they can send sms's even if registered under DND. While most people do not really read the terms and conditions, I find that a lot of people are still being spammed without consent.
I was given to believe that there exists a market for people's personal information. Email addresses and Cell phone numbers are being bought by colleges / agents and are used to harass students. Authorities are reluctant to crack down since it is not worth their time.
What can we do to make it worth their time? A protest fast at Jantar Mantar manages to grab eyeballs but is difficult to organize. Thus I have an idea for our media folks. Can you get a separate cell phone number and email address and register for the CAT in November 2011? The total cost would be about Rs 2000 (SIM + Registration). The total time investment would be about 10 hours (Register the sim, create and email address, obtain the CAT form, give the exam, etc). However, at the end of July 2012 you have a full page story with a lot of hard facts. Any body interested?
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