We’re bored with the Snowden thing now, aren’t we? I mean the chase has, kind of, stalled. So nothing to see here – let’s all move along.
Except, of course, it really shouldn’t be like this. From what I understand, the UK Government has issued a Section D (I might have this wrong) notice to the British Media – effectively stifling what they can report about it.
Hence, it’s no longer really headlines. Of course, the headlines SHOULD be asking difficult questions of the Government. Asking how come GCHQ (and NSA) are collecting all our data. Asking them when it’s going to stop, etc.
But, don’t worry at all. After all they’re not collecting ALL data. Only the metadata which, by all accounts, doesn’t actually tell you anything much.
Except that’s not even true.
If you have a Gmail account, you can, actually try it (partially) for yourself using Immersion.
And you should. See how your connections are made. Who you email most – how they connect. Of course, you’ve nothing to hide, have you? So it’s not really important, is it?
Well, no, of course not.
But, follow the logic and think about the fact that they’re not just collecting the metadata from Gmail but from all your email accounts (people often have more than one – e.g. a work and a private account).
But that’s OK because if you have something to hide you will just use the telephone.
But, they collect the metadata for that too!
And for the web browsing history you do.
And anything else you do on-line.
It’s a much fuller picture they have of you now, isn’t it?
Are you comfortable with that, ‘cos I’m not?
To see how someone has analysed the Immersion program, go to this rather good piece, here.
Also see the original article, from where all this came, in the Guardian.
But, of course, this is all being done by the “good guys”, isn’t it?
Well, watch the following video:
And now tell me that you’re not just a little scared?
Becoming a hermit has never seemed such a great idea until now, eh?
I wonder when (or even if) Governments will be hounded to do something about it?