Another take on this thread. First, an acquaintance many years ago who had some government connections, insisted that the NATSB or some such had obtained clearance to have super computers monitoring EVERY telephone conversation in America and flagging and recording conversations that had certain keywords in them, so later analysis could be done. I now have grave doubts because if that had been true, it is unlikely the Oklahoma City bombing could have been pulled off.
Second, I don't care. I have my own revenge for anyone who is listening into my fone conversations or reading my email or following my web surfing. I deliberately work at boring them to death. Think of the logistics. over 240,000,000 people (I don't know the latest census count) in America talking and mailing and using the Internet. How many of those people would it take working full time to make any comprehensive compilation of all that data? What they are able to deduce from spybots and so forth is annoying to us, but not all that intrusive. Obviously some search machines are able to pick up certain phrases and zero in on them. It is the cost of living in a high tech society. On the other hand, the people around you probably know far more about you (much of it misinformation) than you can imagine. And it has little to do with sales tracking and fone tapping. It has always been that way, and always will be. Privacy is more of a mutual illusion than a reality. Our society goes to great pains to pretend we know less about each other than we really do. The healthy thing to do is live your life. You will be OK, and while all this snooping is going on, perhaps some terrorist will be caught. Perhaps even some misinformation about you will be corrected without you even knowing. It is not all bad. Mike > Subject: Re: PCWorks: OMG - Big brother is watching.. YIKES > > > Hi Tom. . > Never thought of it in those terms.. Thanks.. > So, do we 'stop writing'.. do we 'look over our shoulders'.. It's crazy.. I > know.. but this letter from this guy come out of the blue.. and it really > upset me to think that I made a post. saying something, which I "knew to be > true". from other sources, Tech Lists.. etc.. and he wrote to me directly. > > Hey, just realized, he can probably access the list- archives again.. UGH.. > Okay, I'm not going to write anything, except Have a good day.. etc.. from > now to eternity.. Okay, I know I'm being silly.. but it does upset me. to > think that "big brother is watching". and you can bet from now on..I"ll send > someone else to buy my brand of toilet paper.<SMILE> Only kidding of > course. > > I guess it's the same, with phone lines, cause I"ve been on a cordless > phone, and have been talking to a friend, and my friend and I have heard > every word. another person is saying.(crossed line). so we hang up.. So, I > know it can happen, where people can hear your conversation.. but hadn't > realized, (though, I should have).. that ANYONE at all can access anything > we write.. UGH. > > Anyway, Thanks.. I guess it was a lesson for all to learn.. Be careful what > we write.. > > Helene ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
