Privacy

Seems like there is a new story every day about how we are all being tracked, monitored, recorded, filmed or generally eyeballed by some entity.

It's everywhere...

And I don't hear many folks actually talking about it.  Not talking about editorialists or newscaster, here.  I mean like people I actually know, or have conversations with.

This guy delivers a positive explanation on why privacy is important, while talking on a related topic here...

And let me just say one other thing: sometimes it is hard to convey why privacy is so important, because it’s kind of ethereal. But I think people instinctively understand the reason it’s so important, because they do things like put passwords on their email accounts and locks on their bedroom and bathroom doors, which reflect a desire to keep others out of certain spaces where they can go to be alone. That’s a way of making clear that they value privacy. And the reason privacy is so critical is because it’s only when we know we’re not being watched that we can engage in creativity, or dissent, or pushing the boundaries of what’s deemed acceptable. A society in which people feel like they’re always being watched is one that breeds conformity, because people will avoid doing anything that can prompt judgment or condemnation. This is a crucial part of why a surveillance state is so damaging — it’s why all tyrannies know that watching people is the key to keeping them in line. Because only when you’re not being watched can you really be a free individual.

Yeah, that whole NSA Prism action is kind of a really big deal.
Security cameras usually don't  bug me much.
Did you know many big retailers are tracking your smart phone around their stores, recording your movements?
Do you know who is tracking your computer while you click to and from this web page?
Cops and traffic cams automatically shoot license plate pic's for no good reason, as we drive past.  Why?


It's relentless and expanding...

Super creepy.