But you already know that. The end of privacy can be traced back to the National Security Act of 1947. You cannot do anything anywhere without leaving a paper trail. In this day and age, the trail has turned into ones and zeros.

Keep in mind everything is tracked. The phone company logs every call you make. Your Internet Service Provider has the power to log every single page you view and button you click. Your electronic mail can be viewed when some people think are confidential. Even the computer you own logs every keystroke, that is why there is a market in Data Recovery, and they recover everything. Reformatting is the best way to erase any data off a disk. So now that you view your phone and computer with a different perspective, let me enlighten you some more.

What about the little things that are not often thought about? The grocery store down the street offers you a club card that would let you save. In reality they are tracking every single item you purchase, as well as, every single purchase you make in that store. They do not care about losing a loaf of bread or gallon of milk after you have spent $300 in their store. They now know what you buy and at what frequency. The bankcard that debits your account and the credit card tracks your movements. It is a great way of establishing what your income is and what kind of gas you use. A huge influx of money flags your account for the IRS. A sudden trip to Vegas or San Fran, and the bank or card company gives you a courtesy call asking if you actually made that trip or did someone use your card and made unauthorized purchases. But it is protected with your Personal Identification Number and it is easier than carrying cash or writing checks. Trade your privacy for convenience.

You need a license to drive, a license to fish, even a license to own a gun after a background check. Pharmacies track your medications. If you are on an insurance plan try getting some more medication from a pharmacy before the allotted date. They will say it is too soon your insurance will not cover it. When in reality, the file says that you just picked some up two weeks ago. You might be an addict of the drug.

At a retail store? What is your zip code or phone number is the question. They want to know where their customers are coming from to know whether or not to expand their marketing campaign. Memorize a local number of some other retail chains and give them that, because when you give them your phone number they can now sell it to a telemarketer. I usually memorize the store's own number or the local zip code and give them that.

It does not end there. Registration cards, warranty cards mail them in so that we know who you are and what you bought. Want that rebate? Send it in with your info and receipt of what all you purchased. Even your utilities tell Them how much you consume in terms of electricity and natural gas.

You cannot even rent a video at a big chain without a driver's license and a credit card. Even there they can tell you what you rented three years ago. So someone can find out that you rented Lesbian Amazon Women from Venus. What you rent, what you buy, what gas you use, where you go, how much you make, what you watch, what you listen to - it is all tracked by the nefarious Big Brother.

Scientists have developed a brain scanner to find out what you are capable of. Criminals are being tested with this scanner to see if they are really criminals. Helicopters with infrared scopes can see through walls if they are not brick or concrete, they fly above looking for hot spots of drug manufacturing to protect you from harm. But they can also see what you are doing in your own home. Cordless phones can be picked up by frequency receivers to listen in on calls; it is easier than tapping an actual landline, words are pulled out of thin air. Beware of the trend. And that web cam can be activated to see what you are doing without you knowing.

The best way to ensure privacy is either to be dead or by Novice Socialism. Being dead, you live no life. What fun is that? Under Novice Socialism, it would be like living two lives, which is twice the fun, like twins. One pays their bills, files their taxes, and goes to work. While the other does things to ensure their privacy by using a friends computer to surf porn sites, using a calling card at a pay phone to make the important calls, shredding your papers before it goes to the trash, opening a Swiss back account, and paying in cash whenever possible. Never give out your personal information even if it is just a credit application and they would give you that free toaster for filling it out. Tempting, but do not do it. Information has become a hot commodity and it is the sheep that are being fleeced and the slaves being sold. Privacy can still be resurrected.