The myth of privacy..

 The myth of privacy..it's just that, a myth. From the day you are born you become a record. Every action in your life is just one more page in the book. If I had the time and a few extra dollars, I could probably do a bit of data mining and discover more about you than you'd be comfortable to have me know. No, the whole concept of privacy is a myth.

In this cashless society, we leave tracks, lots of tracks, that can reveal a lot to the person who has your data. Have you ever read those notices sent out by credit card companies outlining their privacy policy? These policies are full of exceptions, some granted by law,and some you agree to when you apply for a card. We live with consumerism.  Every purchase is a picture of your life.

No, realize your life is an open book. I know I have a file at the FBI. They did an extensive background investigation on me in 1968 when I was being examined for a top secret clearance needed for a job I had. They visited and talked to people from Maine to California. I had to divulge a bunch of facts, which they verified. The, all the time I was working in intelligence, I was being watched. They tapped my phones, they followed me, they knew who I was with, what I was doing, and where and with whom I slept. I had friends who lost their clearances because they were too intimate with the wrong German girls. They were demoted and sent stateside, as their value in the intelligence game disappeared. 

No, we have no privacy.

citizens vs. corporate power

It seems that the Senate feels that they have to protect the bastions of capitalism even if it means the average citizen has to suffer. Hey, we now know that we have a government of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation... forget people, we are only good as consumers of the corporate product. 

Doesn't it feel good to live in the United Corporations of America?

 EDIT:

It seems there is more evidence that we just don't count....they have devised a method to take the back door route to corporate control.

betrayed again

 Senator Boxer voted for no immunity for the telcom companies, Senator Obama also voted for no immunity, Senator Feinstein voted for immunity. We were betrayed by Senator Feinstein, again.  She says she is a Democrat but votes like a Republican.

itching for a road trip...

I've got less than one year before I retire. I dream of road trips. I need a true road trip, a trip seeking nothing but the lure of the open road. I've traveled this country many times by car and a few times by motorcycle. Nothing is better than starting each day with a glance at the road map, setting your sights on a destination, and leisurely traveling along the two lane black top till you get there.

Dubya wins, we lose...

It looks like the Senate will vote today to grant immunity to the telecoms after cutting off all debate and calling for a vote on the measure. BTW, Hillary was off working on winning the primary when the vote occurred.  We have just given Dubya the green light to continue spying on Americans.