As I was visiting the ALA website I came across this article that I thought was very interesting and very good for our blog! It talks about how the government and FBI can keep track of our internet searches and if the suspect anything out of the oridinary they can track your calls, online purchases, airline travels, etc. We should take a stand now! You can sign the ballot agreeing that in May we Americans choose to protect our privacy!
That is a scarry thought, because if they can do it, that means that there are others who can also get that information. Just try Googling your name and see all the information that is out there. Or type in your name in the White Pages. Besides your name, address, and phone number, it also includes your age, a list of all your relatives, and all your past addresses! They also provide links to where for a low, low, price, you can get more specific data on you! And there is nothing we can do about it. Hope it's not to late to sign this petition. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteWhile you are protecting your privacy - think about what you will say when a terrorist or some type of predator uses the Internet for subversive or socially damaging activites. When it comes to light that they could have been stopped, but weren't because no one stepped over the privacy line- let's hope it's no one near and dear to you who is harmed.
ReplyDeletePersonally,I think privacy went out the door as soon as the Internet came in. Anyone who has any sophiticated computer expertise and some type of identifier like SS# can retreive a great deal of information with a click of the mouse, then with patience can get a great deal more using the Freedom of Information Act. Bottom line- everytime we fill out an application for something and use our SS#,we are giving away a great deal of our "privacy". I think what constitutes "privacy" as a concept is being transformed.