The U.S. codified the idea of constitutionally-guaranteed privacy, but other countries do a much better job of protecting it these days. Many Europeans own their own data, and Canada actually has a privacy commissioner. That's not likely to happen here anytime soon. In the U.S., we may never be able to control our own data again, or protect ourselves from the indiscriminate use of databases and unaccountable institutions to make decisions that affect our personal, financial and work lives. Nor do many people seem to care if corporations own and sell the details of their lives.
you know john, i was always told in english class that a good journalist always starts a story with the most important information first, gradually getting less important towards the end of the article. here i see you've gone for the less conventional "straight into the boring drivel" opening paragraph. it's something to think about.....
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i'm english you divvy
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The Dude abides
The U.S. codified the idea of constitutionally-guaranteed privacy, but other countries do a much better job of protecting it these days. Many Europeans own their own data, and Canada actually has a privacy commissioner. That's not likely to happen here anytime soon. In the U.S., we may never be able to control our own data again, or protect ourselves from the indiscriminate use of databases and unaccountable institutions to make decisions that affect our personal, financial and work lives. Nor do many people seem to care if corporations own and sell the details of their lives.
you know john, i was always told in english class that a good journalist always starts a story with the most important information first, gradually getting less important towards the end of the article. here i see you've gone for the less conventional "straight into the boring drivel" opening paragraph.
it's something to think about.....
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The Dude abides