Hmmm, original post and 10 replies. And the only message on topic is the original question to which no one gave a response. Very sad!!!
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Frank <francis.e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Alan Dayley <ala...@consultpros.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Frank <francis.e...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > It really isn't any different to ISP's knowledge of our online >> activities >> > now... I think its actually better since Google is fully upfront about >> their >> > access to our online activities! >> > Privacy is important, but on the internet, we've never had it... I don't >> > really understand the uproar directed at Google, if anything, its better >> > that so much is stored in one place... the more there is, the harder it >> is >> > to track unless they have good reason. If you're doing nothing illegal >> on >> > the internet, I don't see why people worry? >> >> If it were financially feasible to do so, it sounds like you would >> have no problem with a having a police officer follow you and watch >> you 24/7. After all, you would not do anything illegal, right? >> > > We already have cameras on us almost anywhere we go, FBI also can tap your > phone for a wide variety of reasons. Your television habits are tracked too, > else how do they get ratings? I don't see people stopping their use of > phones and TV, or not going on freeways or to public places due to privacy? > Internet privacy is very similar in many ways to both of these, unless we're > doing something wrong, we know they're not singling us out. > > Your statement even points this out, it simply isn't feasible to track and > monitor everything each person does online, there is simply too much data! > With it all going to one source, it makes this even less feasible. AdSense > and friends use your data in certain algorithms, but there isn't an actual > person taking time out of their day to see what news articles you read today > or what you downloaded yesterday. > > I understand most people are much more private than me, but I personally > worry more about things like censorship compared to privacy... I simply > don't have much to hide. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson
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