It is, however, very much like them being in your house, and with you as you travel around, all the time. They’re watching you when you go to sex up your lady or man (porn), they know what illnesses you have (online pharmacies), they know what you read and what you listen to (online shopping), they know if you’re a slut or having an affair (dating sites), they know your political interests, and of course all of you hobbies and interests.

Of course they’ll say you have to get a warrant to actually access this information, but for one, given the Irish government’s proven inability to implement IT projects, do we really believe that they can protect us from intrusion on what’s /already/ been intruded upon? Even that isn’t the main concern though, because we have to ask ourselves: Would we accept this in real life? Of course we wouldn’t. So why is ok when it’s done electronically? Is isn’t, obviously, however our press is just too stupid to recognise it for what it is.

It’s the media that’s at fault here. The government certainly carry a portion of the blame, but that’s what goverments do. It’s up to the media to draw the public’s attention to it.

The answer? Clear out the closet. Get some clue on board. IT isn’t rocket science, if the media aren’t clever enough to understand it, they should find another career. Like that’s gonna happen…

adam