tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post620610446188011904..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: There's no such thing as "privacy" onlineNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-75302133347885806162013-08-17T10:53:39.145-05:002013-08-17T10:53:39.145-05:00Plus they are not concerned enough to stop screami...Plus they are not concerned enough to stop screaming about evil government on facebook, twitter, and every other social medium. Were the government truly evil they'd all be on a penal colony on the moon by now.mlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454611597785457644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-50489816390630857132013-08-16T23:28:25.014-05:002013-08-16T23:28:25.014-05:00Privacy really started to go when the computer too...Privacy really started to go when the computer took over the bulk of the work relating to financial transactions. Years ago when everyone suddenly had debit/credit cards, the banks and large retailers, credit bureaus among others started collecting,storing,and then using the data. While there may be some concerns as to how the Government uses the data it collects, but as far as PRIVACY, boy that horse left the barn a long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-72568755081986771372013-08-16T20:28:08.230-05:002013-08-16T20:28:08.230-05:00I think accepting that there is no such thing as p...I think accepting that there is no such thing as privacy online is a healthy attitude to adopt. Frankly I hope those 1500 data points per person are preserved for posterity. It will be a marvelous study in human nature and history and humankind, not to mention the boon to genealogy. I wish that kind of information were available about my ancestors. <br /><br />It does give me pause however when I write emails. Pretty sure I would not be viewed favorably by history were anyone to read how I lost my cool with my local Party's E-Board last week. Otherwise, wow...will snoopers nod off from sheer boredom were they to bother for a moment to try to slog through my day-to-day activities online. <br /><br />For all that these dossiers exist on us, they still can't control the way I think. <br /><br />Thanks for all your hard work on this, Smartypants.Tien Lenoreply@blogger.com