Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In response to several posts: eBay primarily provides information to authorities investigating crimes that may be committed through the auction process. Were it not for eBay's watchdog policies, there would be few honest auctions. When in public one should not expect privacy. I would resent being photographed only if I were being exploited in some way. Should an individual in the process of being arrested have the right to privacy (not being photographed)? I cannot understand how so many really believe that they are shielded from public scrutiny. One need only ask for one's own credit report from the major four agency in order to discover that the credit bureaus know more about the individual than the individual himself. When in 1935 the Social Security Act was passed by Congress privacy was dealt the initial death knell. From birth an individual can be tracked through the SS number. Then came the recording of finger prints (at birth) and now DNA. Years ago, when I saw restaurant's booths for the first time I thought that it was an odd and contradictory practice to want to go out in public only to hide in order to preserve privacy. The more we think we are private, the less privacy we are accorded. The more we expect privacy, the more we are disappointed. Joseph Codispoti - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html