I have no idea what the government plans to do with its citizens MySpace profiles. Would a terrorist actually list Al Qaeda as a friend on their MySpace profile? And what about the 14 year old kid who likes Natahsa Beddingfield and Nicholas Cage movies! He's sure to get a wiretap to monitor all the quality information which is surely being transmitted by mom's cordless phone.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but there's little of importance that you could find about me on the web. You can google me and find my web site... but you'd be lucky to find my house with any information you find - much less my bank account or credit card.
Every time I hear about so-called "big brother" actions, I have to laugh. The IRS already knows my social security number... which means they already know about any business dealings and bank accounts in my name. They can also look up my criminal record, drivers license. My life is not exciting enough for them to even care - but they already have the info they need if they really want it.
The simple fact is that data collection does not mean there is any sane way to process or manage it. Unless someone pins me down and forces a tranceiver into my right hand, I'm not terribly concerned. Aside from the hype of "big brother", I can't imagine who wouldn't agree.
I could go on with the Patriot Act (and how it really didn't hurt anyone - even though it seemed invasive)... but I've lost interest in this topic already. I can't imagine spending another minute stressing about this.
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I have no idea what the government plans to do with its citizens MySpace profiles. Would a terrorist actually list Al Qaeda as a friend on their MySpace profile? And what about the 14 year old kid who likes Natahsa Beddingfield and Nicholas Cage movies! He's sure to get a wiretap to monitor all the quality information which is surely being transmitted by mom's cordless phone.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but there's little of importance that you could find about me on the web. You can google me and find my web site... but you'd be lucky to find my house with any information you find - much less my bank account or credit card.
Every time I hear about so-called "big brother" actions, I have to laugh. The IRS already knows my social security number... which means they already know about any business dealings and bank accounts in my name. They can also look up my criminal record, drivers license. My life is not exciting enough for them to even care - but they already have the info they need if they really want it.
The simple fact is that data collection does not mean there is any sane way to process or manage it. Unless someone pins me down and forces a tranceiver into my right hand, I'm not terribly concerned. Aside from the hype of "big brother", I can't imagine who wouldn't agree.
I could go on with the Patriot Act (and how it really didn't hurt anyone - even though it seemed invasive)... but I've lost interest in this topic already. I can't imagine spending another minute stressing about this.