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.'"

Comments

Moo

[Chacham]

I, for one, love having no privacy. After all, what do i have to hide? I can only say how much i love our new state.

It's not like i am bold enough to print secret messages.

Well I like my privacy as much as the next guy but

[Maxo-Texas]

If I use my affinity card, then I get 2% cash back on my porn and sex toy purchases *and* 10 cents per gallon off gasoline for that month!

I mean, that alone is enough to let the world know about my private quirks for me!