Much ado about nothing.
That’s how I describe the recent ruckus & hullabaloo made about the recent UK news story that “revealed” the U.S. National Security Agency is “spying” on American citizens at home.
The reality is, that the information the NSA is creating is called “metadata,” is a set of data that describes & gives information about other data. Phone numbers called, dates, times & length of calls is NOTHING by comparison to what BIG BUSINESS knows about us already.
Why do you get certain junk mail?
Ever got junk mail from the AARP?
If you’re near age 50, or older, you probably already have.
Ever gotten junk mail from Social Security, Medicare, FDIC, or even your Congressman or Senator?
I dare say you have NEVER.
When you bought your car, if you borrowed money to purchase it, the bank or credit union which loaned the money to you performed a background credit check on you before they loaned their money to you.
Where do you think they got such information? The federal government?
Please… don’t insult my intelligence.
When you applied for a credit card, did you happen to list your age or birthdate on the application?
What about the life, health, auto, or house insurance policies you have? Did you mention your relationship status, number of children, their ages, specifics of your health including medicines, treatments, surgeries, income & source, length of residency, height, weight, or even the size, color & consistency of your last bowel movement?
I would imagine the answer to ALL those questions – at one time or another – has been “yes.”
And yet, unless you’ve served in the Armed Services, or as a Read the rest of this entry »
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