Josh nailed it. There is a good paper out there discussing the link between privacy and liberty. I can't recall the paper's name making my googling (irony, anyone?) ineffective. If I find it, I will forward a link.

Eric

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Frank <francis.earl@gmail.com> wrote:
>> It really isn't any different to ISP's knowledge of our online activities
>> now... I think its actually better since Google is fully upfront about their
>> access to our online activities!
>> Privacy is important, but on the internet, we've never had it... I don't
>> really understand the uproar directed at Google, if anything, its better
>> that so much is stored in one place... the more there is, the harder it is
>> to track unless they have good reason. If you're doing nothing illegal on
>> the internet, I don't see why people worry?
>
> If it were financially feasible to do so, it sounds like you would
> have no problem with a having a police officer follow you and watch
> you 24/7.  After all, you would not do anything illegal, right?
>
> Alan

 Im with you on this... the evaporation of our privacy is a very very
scary thing and a dangerous threat to our liberty.

 -jmz
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