Great statement for those who use the argument "who cares if the government is watching, if you have nothing to hide..." Please read this... ===================================== What if you have nothing to hide, that you have done nothing wrong, as Senator Lindsey Graham recently suggested regarding his own Verizon account. This is a common rebuttal to complaints of loss of privacy. According to the former NSA analyst Binney, “the problem is if [the citizen] thinks they’re not doing anything that is wrong, they don’t get to define that, the central government does. The central government defines what is right and wrong and whether or not they target you.” So what if you want to live your life in private? What if you say “I just won’t mail any letters or go online, use a phone, make any credit card transactions, make any campaign contributions, participate in politics, and just mind my own business on my own land”? Some people actually think by living without the activities government routinely snoops on, they can “escape” the surveillance and live a life of complete privacy, being “left alone.” Well, think again: government use of domestic drones for spying on American citizens is being considered by county and local governments, including law-enforcement agencies. Thurlow: 2013: The Year Privacy Died In addition, hiding in plain sight is the omnipresent, watchful eyes of Google Earth, which will give anyone with a computer a snap-shot of your land. Some local governments have already used Google Earth to detect zoning and permit violations. It is not so farfetched to envision a day when we could see a government agent approaching you on your land and saying, “we noticed from satellite images of your land that you were planting some vegetables that are high in carbohydrates. This will cause more expenses, longer term, for the government under the Affordable Care Act.” Same for smoking cigarettes, sunbathing, barbecuing red meat, or any other activity you think you are engaging in in private on your own land. The government is now a partner in your everyday activities, and it feels it has a right to know … everything. There really is no escape – no possibility of just being “left alone.” 1984 indeed.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:38:48 +0000
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