The Role of Technology on a National level

[Asevias Black]

So who is in favor in the role of technology on a national level?

You go into a job interview and they google you afterwards to see if you are a worthy candidate for the position... Does big brother have a question for you? Well lets let them in to your social networking site and learn a bit more about you?


O.K. Yes I have a short paper I need to write about this, but I just don't want to include just my thoughts on the subject I would like to know what the general consensus is.

I personally love where we are going in terms of technology, but I think it is just a bit scary as to how much the government can pry online with the patriot act. But that is just me...

[Ancient Aliens]

I think you overestimate the governments ability/desire to delve into your personal life. Most governments are working with limited personnel and resources, and they have far bigger issues than you pirating a movie.

[evilsummoned]

I have nothing to hide (that can't be easily explained like my having a troll account on Stormfront as "Broseph Stalin" which is obvious troll and I think nothing I said was left up by their fascist aryan moderators...) and they have no reason to pry.

That's the basis of a good citizen-government relationship.

Said relationship cannot exist as a good relationship, what is clear since the neolithic, for the well being of the population and the maintenance of the estate are conflituous (as stated Marx, Engels, Kropotkin, Phroudon... ) and we, as free citizens, should not be inclined to think about our duties with the government, like "having nothing to hide", for the estate only seeks power and control.
But there are problems beyond the government, just take as an example persons who have got fired after their employers did a quick research on internet. That means one do not have the freedom to be whomever he is not only at work but at the internet also.
And as for that:

I think you overestimate the governments ability/desire to delve into your personal life. Most governments are working with limited personnel and resources, and they have far bigger issues than you pirating a movie.

Just look up Mccarthysm...

[Akar]

So who is in favor in the role of technology on a national level?

You go into a job interview and they google you afterwards to see if you are a worthy candidate for the position... Does big brother have a question for you? Well lets let them in to your social networking site and learn a bit more about you?


O.K. Yes I have a short paper I need to write about this, but I just don't want to include just my thoughts on the subject I would like to know what the general consensus is.

I personally love where we are going in terms of technology, but I think it is just a bit scary as to how much the government can pry online with the patriot act. But that is just me...

The majority of people don't have anything to hide from their governments. And even if they did what are the chances a simple google search would turn up anything serious? And I'm not sure about you, but if I was planning some sort of child pr0n ring or a bomb attack I wouldn't post it on my Facebook/Twitter ect. Yes, things can be learned about you from your Facebook or from a simple Google search. But there are useful applications for this as well, re-uniting with old friends for example.

Point is, unless you have anything to be afraid of them finding out, why are you worrying about it?

[removeduser_4536284751384]

Point is, unless you have anything to be afraid of them finding out, why are you worrying about it?

You see that depends purely on the nature of the government in question. Maybe today only criminals need to be worried. Maybe tommorow they'll be arresting political opponents and untermenschen.

Of course, modern Western democracies are extremely stable and mostly open, but unstable countries like Egypt, Pakistan and Sudan could dissolve into tyranny by the end of the year. Need I even mention the countless tyrannies that exist in the World today?

[Ak1980]

You have something to hide and you post it in your social network site? Nice

There are already lot's of article warn us the danger of writing and posting everything at social media. For example several credit card company ask our mother maiden name, telephone number, etc for confirmation, that kind of info is very easy to get now from someone social media site. If someone got your credit card number + if you posted everything on your social media site =

[Condottiere 40K]

It's not a question whether anyone has the time or money to look up your profile, technology makes it increasingly easier to establish them on any number of databases, that can cross reference each other.

Assuming you're applying for a job at the CIA, their filter programs can probably sniff out if your online remarks hold any sympathies for jihad type activities, besides the usual FBI background check on your room-mate, his cat and your mother in law.

What's more interesting is, if future employers not only have an analysis of your likelihood to party hard, spill the beans and possible productivity, through medical records, they can figure out if their insurance has to shell out big bucks for your medical care.

[Col. Tartleton]

I have nothing to hide (that can't be easily explained like my having a troll account on Stormfront as "Broseph Stalin" which is obvious troll and I think nothing I said was left up by their fascist aryan moderators...) and they have no reason to pry.

That's the basis of a good citizen-government relationship.

[Armenum]

Well, first off social networking is a personal choice, and you can choose how much information to put in the public domain and can customise the privacy level. A key point though is that those social networking sites are secure and don't leak information to any third party.