It happens just about every day – some public figure gets caught on video doing something at best, compromising – at worst, criminal.
Each time, the person acts shocked and amazed, tries to deny the truth, and is more upset about being exposed than they are about their own heinous behavior.
Well, I’ve worked in technology my entire adult life, and the fact is that data collection and surveillance has been going on for decades. The differences now are that we know about it, and we can process it even more quickly. Where it used to take weeks or months of wading through paper or tape to investigate things, it can now be done at the touch of a button.
For those who still don’t get it, here are some tips for living in the 21st Century:
- If you are in a public place, an office building, or a retail location, ASSUME you are on video!
- Email, texts and voicemail messages have NEVER been secure. If you are at work or using work-related equipment, your employer has the RIGHT to read them at any time!
- Cover-ups and mismanagement can be detected in a matter of DAYS now, not years.
- You leave DNA evidence on EVERYTHING.
- Tweets, Facebook posts and other social media platforms are NOT private communication between you and your friends!
- In fact, several times a day, you leave a trail of personal data with big corporations concerning everything you buy, eat and consume.
Whatever your opinion, the technology that enables us to collect information is only going to get better. And it’s ok. Sometimes it exposes things that need to be exposed.
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