Hi Tom, I will let Marlene decide if the subject of off topic or not, but it seems to me the questions of Sp*m, Crackers, Vir*s and Troj*ns, etc are all questions of privacy and the responsible use of the electronic resources. I know many feel the "unrestrained" use of the internet is a good thing, but I also know that Freedom without Responsibility ends up in the loss of Freedom.
The sharing of ideas re: firewalls, net encoding, sp*m filters, etc. seem to me to be spot on. My comment was meant to be Socratic Irony. I agree with your spin on the subject. However, your comment is prophetic - we have already given away our expectation of privacy. I no longer have it, anyway in relation to electronic devices of any kind. Roger ======================================================= I always wondered about the meaning of life. So I looked it up in the dictionary under "L" and there it was - the meaning of life. It was not what I expected. (Dogbert) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 7:17 PM Subject: Re: PCWorks: OMG - Big brother is watching.. YIKES > Hi Roger, > Privacy? What's that? > > > Privacy: > > The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of > others. > The state of being free from unsanctioned intrusion: a person's right to > privacy. > The state of being concealed; secrecy. > > Anyone recognize this next paragraph? > > The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and > effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, > and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or > affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the > persons or things to be seized. > > This thread started about spyware and it's unwelcome intrusion in our lives. > In my opinion a program is spyware if you did not give it permission to > send information about you to the mother ship. > > Some of us use programs to eliminate spyware and tracking cookies etc. I do, > and I shred all personal information credit card statements and etc. So I > really do care about privacy, don't be too quick to give up our forth > amendment rights they cost too much to gain. > > The problem as I see it is that often, we unknowingly give away our right to > privacy. Who among us would think that it's anyone's business knowing so > much about what we do, or say, even what we buy, just because we write a > check, install a piece of software or used a credit card. In my opinion this > does not give them the right to data base my personal information and use > that for any purpose without my consent. > > I think I will stop here this subject is getting off topic for this list. > > t0m > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 2:58 PM > Subject: Re: PCWorks: OMG - Big brother is watching.. YIKES > > > > Hahahah, right on Mike! > > > > Also, remember that if you have a cordless phone, anyone with a scanner > > round the hood can listen in on your conversations as well. The Wi-Fi > > nets are ripe for plucking too. > > > > I just assume that anything I say or do electronically is being heard by > > a bunch of folk, not to mention the current vogue for public cameras and > > cell phone video technology. > > > > Privacy? What's that? > > > > Roger ============= 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 =====================================================
