Our concepts of privacy are all an illusion.
People have known about us for years, it was just kept to each other,
or gossiped around town.
Now with computers, they just have hard copy of it, and are able to
distribute it in a more efficient pattern.
I am in one of the most open profession around. Everyone knows my
business, from my vacation schedule to where I go on vacation to
sometimes my utility usage ad nauseam.
My pay, benefit, and perks are all published for everyone to see.
My business (including family business) has always been public
knowledge (believe me living in a small town, nothing is ever private
knowledge)
So lets give up on this illusion of privacy. There has never really
been privacy. It was just an illusion and a bad one at that.
Stewart
At 11:53 AM 3/11/2010, you wrote:
Is that what the digital age is bringing us? As far as I can see,
we are all surrendering a lot more of our rights and freedoms as a
result of our digitally oriented lifestyles.
I was just reading about digital "smart" electric meters that are
being installed all across the country. These new meters collect
electric usage statistics on a moment-to-moment basis and store those
statistics. These stats can be used to indicate what time people wake
up, when they go to bed, when they cook their meals or take baths or
leave for work and come home again. The collected stats can be sold
by the electric utility companies to marketers, to be handed to
governmental agencies or to just about anyone who will pay for the
information that is gathered. Such information can even be hacked
into for criminal purposes. There are virtually no rules, laws or
guidelines to protect the privacy rights of persons who live where
these meters are used.
Steve
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