[quote=afx114]Hey pp, you may want to call up Google and complain that they are violating your privacy by archiving all your posts here without your permission:
I’m pretty sure that Google makes transparency claims too.[/quote]
Hey afx114, I may want to do that. But I probably won’t because so many people have already picked up the phone and even gone a step further and filed lawsuits. I’m sure you are aware that Google is one of the biggest transgressors of privacy and is facing a multitude of suits on the that front. Check out this picture and let’s talk about whether Google’s transparency and privacy claims mean jack:
I could be wrong, but it sounds like you are you saying that because Google violates our privacy interests in creepy ways, then it’s okay for our government to do the same thing?
Because here’s the thing: as far as I know Google isn’t part of the federal government and did not campaign on a platform of internet privacy and transparency.
Once again, if we are not going to hold an elected official – and the Commander in Chief, no less – to a higher standard than we would hold a private company like Google, then let’s all be on the same page. I, for one, thought *change* was coming and our privacy interests would be respected more in the new era of Hope – if not by Google, then at least by the President who is claiming transparency. Again, I was only taking the guy at his word. It sounds like that’s too much too ask, and it appears that you’re comfortable with that because the guy belongs to your political party. I, however, don’t defend people when they are trampling my rights – regardless of which party they belong to or whether I voted for them. I call an ace an ace and a spade a spade. If I’m getting screwed, it doesn’t matter to me who’s doing the screwing. At the end of the day, I’m still sore and can barely walk.
