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In reply to the discussion: AHA! Why privacy is important. I finally got it. [View all]alc
(1,151 posts)14. true. also, what an individual can collect VS everything the government can collect differ
Millions of people with 100s of photos/videos each can't do much. Each "database" those individuals have only tells little bits about a few people.
But if you put all those together in a single database, you can tell A LOT about almost everyone in the database. As you mention, the government can misuse that database to our detriment. They will have data on every politician, judge, candidate, CEO, non-profit leaders, union leaders, etc. Unfortunately many of those people have something to hide and also have an affect on our lives (e.g. vote for legislation, strike down laws, lobby for laws, etc)
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That's not quite the same. I use the word "you" as it applies to millions, not a few.
Gregorian
Jun 2013
#12
true. also, what an individual can collect VS everything the government can collect differ
alc
Jun 2013
#14
Exactly. This is why the three-letter agencies desperately need to be leashed! n/t
backscatter712
Jun 2013
#24
You got it. The guy with the cell phone taking pictures of the beach that you happen
Cleita
Jun 2013
#33
The Constitution is still the means that we have, but no one in power seems to think we
Cleita
Jun 2013
#38
By the time you care, it will way too late to do anything about it, if we ever hear about it at all
TheKentuckian
Jun 2013
#50