Muddy your tracks---Internet tracking concerns

[Tom Dunlap]

My brother has a saying about Internet tracking...

'Who do you really want looking in your underwear drawer?'

Have a read:

http://tinyurl.com/muddyyourtracks

 

[jomoco]

I guess if you have nothing to hide, but rather something to say, the worse that can happen is they can arrange an "accident" and take you out of the equation. But that would be on their hands and conscience, not yours.

We all must pass in time. I guess the pertinent question is what do/did we live to achieve?

Personally I think the Internet scares bad people far more than good people.

Jomoco

 

[Tom Dunlap]

J,

What are you saying? Your comments sure don't jive with what is written in the article.

 

[jomoco]

I read the entire article Tom.

It all boils down to whether you do things on the Internet that you don't want an unintended audience to know about or exploit for whatever purposes, and means of protecting yourself from it.

If the NSA or whoever becomes truly intent on delving into your online activities, personal bank accounts, credit card numbers and passwords etc, there's really very little you can do about it unless you're smarter than their expert IT's are.

I like the Internet a lot like most people do. But am well aware that nothing done on it is ever truly private in any sense whatsoever.

But I still firmly believe that bad people, govts, politicians and crooks have far more to fear from an open neutral internet than we do as average citizens with little or nothing to hide.

The Internet is the greatest learning tool the world has ever seen in my opinion. Only tyrants and crooks have good reason to fear it or try to censor it.

Jomoco

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I didn't get any of that when I read the article.

What I got was the concern that ISPs collect info which leads to a profile. Did you read what the teacher said? Nothing to hide but being concerned about what was being given away.

Every time most of us move around on the 'net we leave tracks. Over time patterns and profiles are developed. I really don't want any agency or entity know what kind of underwear is in my drawer.

 

[jomoco]

Kind of ironic ain't it?

I remember when google was new and had developed a corporate mission statement of principles reading something like, "First, do no evil".

They say money and power corrupts absolutely!

Is man inherently evil?

I guess we'll soon find out!

Jomoco

 

[just_a_tree_guy]

power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely !