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Who Cares If Privacy Is Slipping Away?
IAmTheDave writes, "This morning MSNBC's home page is topped by the opening story in a series, Privacy Under Attack, But Does Anybody Care? Privacy rights have been debated to death here on Slashdot, but this article attempts to understand people's ambivalence towards the decline of privacy. The article discusses how over 60 percent of Americans — while somewhat unable to quantify what exactly privacy is and what's being lost — feel a pessimism about privacy rights and their erosion. However, a meager 6-7% polled have actually taken any steps to help preserve their privacy. The article's call to action: '...everyone has secrets they don't want everyone else to know, and it's never too late to begin a discussion about how Americans' right to privacy can be protected.'"
I'm so sick of people acting like privacy is all they want. Guess what there's tropical islands, if you want privacy go there. People want privacy from everyone, even people they do business with. Guess what? You're not going to get it. Hell I know people who don't even want "we recommend .... " removed from sites.
If you don't like the privacy afforded by business don't go into them. If you don't want to be videotaped, don't go into a bank, if you don't want to be recorded do only cash business and look non descript. Guess what, people are going to be in your life.
As for the goverment we live in this country, if you really hate this country, leave. If you don't like something it's doing, write your goverment at all levels, but guess what? You live in a country and laws are for all people not just one. I agree the invasion of privacy isn't the best, but realize unless you do something illegal you really shouldn't be afraid of this.
The people who push for more privacy need to stop acting like there's stuff to hide. There are people with stuff to hide, not just "oh I like Janey even though I'm married, god I want a piece" but stuff more akin to "I want to destroy all of America and watch it burn". Guess what, those are the people they are looking for, not for those little pussies who downloaded a movie or two. If your afraid of doing that, don't do it. Write your congressman instead and explain to them how their laws against such acts are not right.
I've yet to feel offended by any "invasion of privacy" by my government. They need tools to stop criminal acts, when we allow 100 percent privacy to remain in the world then criminal acts will rise again too, but I'm sure we're all ok with a lawless society where anyone can do anything to you because the goverment won't invade their privacy, right?