Is Privacy Dead?

By Chuck Hajdu
 
There have been a number of news stories lately that seem to be unrelated. The People’s Republic of Kalifornia is considering taxing people by miles driven in their vehicles. Insurance companies want to track how and when we drive to reduce their risks. The government is using unmanned drones to monitor American citizens in the USA. All unrelated stories? Not to me.

Each and every one of those stories is an indication of how technology has given the people in power more control over the average person’s life. By using GPS, cell phones and wireless technology Big Brother can know what we do and when we do it. That may not bother you, but it drives me crazy.

George Orwell just got the year wrong in 1984. Had he said 2014 he might have been eerily correct. Even worse, the politicians seem have discovered that Orwell was right when it comes to language. All we ever seem to get from our elected officials is “newspeak” as Orwell called it. Be afraid people, be very afraid. Our liberties are endangered.