Gone are the days when table etiquette was a hot topic at the dining table. However, these days, a major chunk of our casual conversations inevitably dwells on the proper and improper usage of mobile phones. With the ubiquitous presence of this digital rectangle around us, concerns about one's breach of privacy are now growing. There are undocumented mobile phone manners for its use in public spaces and in one's social biome. Collectively, they are called phonetiquette — the portmanteau of 'phone' and 'etiquette'.

Nosy parkers are always on the hunt to peep over shoulders or look from the corner of their eye to snoop on what you are scrolling through or swiping on. This is both an etiquette problem and a moral failing.

In the Holy Quran (49:12), the believers are ordained not to spy. Curiosity adulterated with a malicious motive becomes prying. Sometimes, you want to share the digital moments of joy to enhance their mirth with the people around you. Sharing must not be solicited; it must be offered. But people take........

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