With the FBI revealing in the past that they can access your webcam and microphone on your computer or laptop without you ever knowing, and cell phones being able to be used as listening devices, even when powered off, as well as even baby monitoring devices being hacked into, has technology reached a point where it is no longer controlled by the user? If not, how soon might our gadgets reach the point where they operate independently, and are completely out of our control?
Privacy was once considered inviolate without evidence of wrongdoing in America. It is now nearly non-existent. Wiped out by disingenuous legislation that would have made the former Soviet Union squeal with delightful jealousy. If only they had the technology that exists today!
After Edward Snowden revealed the extent of America's illegal spying and treachery, companies like Apple and Google started promising more secure encryption on their devices. But is it too late? The United States Gov't can do almost anything it wishes in secret, and our amazing new technology literally lets strangers into every aspect of our daily lives.
We no longer read the things our downloaded apps can do, we just click accept and start sharing! Do appliances really need online access? Should we have to remember to unplug our TV before having a conversation, or sharing a private moment in our own living rooms? Is privacy a thing of the past?
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