It's so funny to see everybody acting so shocked and running around trying to issue half denials and then the others on the reporting side trumpeting it.
Many of us have been telling everybody who wouldn't listen the same thing for years...
So many of us have been busy telling people this kind of stuff for years and everybody just laughs it off as stupid... then some pony tailed type with a power point slide says it on the news and all of the sudden OMG!!!! while we just shake our heads.
Basically somebody has or can have a tap on every electronic device & piece of software that you use which can connect to a network, it all depends on if you have data or information or stuff that the right somebody is interested in harvesting.
Where things come from / are made / designed, transit through etc, all determines which group has the access to take advantage.
Of course thanks to Facebook and social media / google / apple... you can just buy most average private person's private lives and all their thoughts and ideas for a little bit of money without having to do the hard work.
Anyone that thinks they have privacy AND an electronic footprint is delusional.
Im in 50 so for probably the last ten years Ive created my profile. Posting this now is adding to that profile and Im sure its being "graded".
The age of lying is dying and its not going to be a good thing.
Kavanaugh they had to go back to a yearbook. Probably actually had to have someone find an actual hard copy. My kids lives are digitized for immediate recall since day one. They are fucked.
If we dont get our shit together Minority Report will be reality.
I picture some college admissions bureaucrat looking at a kids academic record and dismissing it instead choosing to spin up the real data bank to determine "Is this kid a 'right thinker' are they on board with the current political agenda based on their electronic persona?"
Chinas doing it now. Google is helping them. My kids school work a bulk of it goes through Google, Shit if I want to sign up for extra work now I have to go through a Gmail account.
You dont think Google doesnt get value in knowing I worked an overtime. Maybe they will target me for more marketing next week?
Everything is going to smart phones. I remain kind of behind the times....
Its now starting to get to the point you must have the pocket held full function tracking device in order to function in the world.
Everyone was pissed that Obamacare was mandated but basically its coming that you wont be able to function in the world without a full access smart phone. They are great tools and that instant access to information removes all reason for people to say "I dont know" but its ripe for abuse.
Scary thing is I dont think someone bastardized a good thing and abused it. I think the abuse was intended and the good is used to entice you to it.
Patriot Act was sold as a good thing but really its whole intent has been a means to abuse.
