Study finds police recording license plates by the millions

[vienna]

I found this interesting:

http://www.startribune.com/politics/...215826221.html

The amount of data being collected by various sources is staggering. There is program on CBS (USA) called "Person of Interest" about a billionaire computer genius who designs and builds for the US government a massive computer operating system capable of monitoring and analyzing any and all data coming in from all sources and determining which data represents a credible, major threat to US security. It also sees "minor" threats and crimes, but discards them as "irrelevant". The inventor realizes the "irrelevant" threats should be taken as seriously as the "major" threats and sets out to find and assist those "irrelevant" persons in need. He accomplishes this via a "backdoor" he built into the machine. He is assisted by a former CIA Black Ops assassin who has become disiilusioned with the goverment. Throughout the episodes, there are scenes from the machine's "POV" of what it is processing. I tend to think scenes such as those in various films and shows are a bit in the 'sci-fi' realm. Then I happened to catch a showing of a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) doucmentary on the manhunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers. The similarities between the real-life manhunt's technical aspects and the fictional show "Person of Interest" are striking and uncanny. For those who would like to view the PBS documentary, here is a link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/ma...n-bombers.html

Those of you who think the government is the "Big Bad" when it comes to privacy, remember you put out far more information than the government asks for in terms of social media, marketing ploys, and various electronic devices retaining your data, not to mention how many people are so eager and content to place their data in the "cloud". Think of all the information that used to held away from sight in locked desk drawers, file cabinets photo albums, etc., that is now in the hands of commercial entities over which, in the final analysi, you really have very little control.

There are time I sometimes think Orwell was an optimist...

<O>

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by vienna

Those of you who think the government is the "Big Bad" when it comes to privacy, remember you put out far more information than the government asks for in terms of social media, marketing ploys, and various electronic devices retaining your data, not to mention how many people are so eager and content to place their data in the "cloud". Think of all the information that used to held away from sight in locked desk drawers, file cabinets photo albums, etc., that is now in the hands of commercial entities over which, in the final analysi, you really have very little control.

There are time I sometimes think Orwell was an optimist...

<O>

Even if your like me and:
- don't engage in any form of social media
- avoid using personal information in just about anything you find online,
- the only data retaining device you have is your iphone which rarely see's itself tethered to a computer,
- and not only avoid, but have great disdain for "the cloud"

Even if you do all that and more, information about you can still be found online. Just google (which i'll bet provides meta data feeds to the NSA), "background checks". There's a plethora of websites that all seem to mine their data from the same place. Have you moved around a lot? Forgot that previous address you need to fill out some form? Fear not, you can find ALL your previous addresses, phone number (just in case you forgot it), known associates, and more, for a nominal fee, online, at your choice of a number of websites. Yeah, I got bored one day and tried track down myself. I didn't have to look very hard.

As careful as I am with real life data, I am astounded at how personal data i found on myself , and others I know. One key difference though, is the data I found, is more a matter of official record. My personal views and habits , comings and goings aren't there. The NSA has all that on file somewhere I'm sure.

[Platapus]

One more reason why parents should give their children common names. The children will thank the parents when they grow up.

I have "googled" my own name and get tons of hits. None of which is me.

Camouflage.

[Father Goose]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

My personal views and habits , comings and goings aren't there. The NSA has all that on file somewhere I'm sure.

Hey Ducimus, they have a link to this site in your file.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Father Goose

Hey Ducimus, they have a link to this site in your file.

Oh yeah, and the keywords they'll find in my file from all the searching and reading i've been doing will probably red flag me big time.

[eddie]

It just keeps getting better and better! Now stores are tracking customers through their cell phones!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/bu...anted=all&_r=0

[Wolferz]

Don't forget all those RFID tags that are sewn into the labels of your clothing.
Stores can track you every time you walk in their door.
All done under the guise of inventory loss management.

It won't be limited to this particular usage for long. There are already RFID tags about the size of a grain of rice that can be placed subcutaneously in your skin by your doctor without your knowledge. They can also be a requirement for access control by your employer.
Chipping your dog could very well turn into chipping you.

Mark of the beast anyone?

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Don't forget all those RFID tags that are sewn into the labels of your clothing.
Stores can track you every time you walk in their door.
All done under the guise of inventory loss management.

It won't be limited to this particular usage for long. There are already RFID tags about the size of a grain of rice that can be placed subcutaneously in your skin by your doctor without your knowledge. They can also be a requirement for access control by your employer.
Chipping your dog could very well turn into chipping you.

Mark of the beast anyone?

That's why I stand in water and grab an electric fence once a week.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Armistead

That's why I stand in water and grab an electric fence once a week.

I usually just urinate on the wall socket.


Your information is all over the internet like a rash. Go ahead. Take a picture of my tag.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Armistead

That's why I stand in water and grab an electric fence once a week.

That also makes seeing an hair stylist superfluous.

[soopaman2]

I am screwed if the NSA is rereading my posts.

I suggested, revolts as the only way to fix the disease. So Yeah, I am done.

I hope the NSA likes the penis pics I sent to my wife, I am sure it brought many no lifers joy, as they are too busy looking at underage porn from Pete Tonwshends hard drive "in the name of research".

(Get it, they like peeping at kids, rather than catching, I dunno, the Boston Bombers.?)