Daily I see people posting surveys and answering tons of very personal questions. I know most of you are going to say “So What, I don’t care, it’s just a few quesations.” So that leads me to ask one question.
Is your first ammendment right to privacy for sale?
Same thing with marketing surveys, companies offer to pay people for filling out personally identifiable information to use for “marketing demographics.” What they mean is “we’re going to get your information, and sell it to others looking to sell you things.” Yet they usually don’t even check to make sure the company they are selling your personal information to is Legit.
Why is this important? you ask. Why do people care that out government is among those who are spying on them? How about the premise “innocent until proven guilty” becoming “forget about it, we say your guilty” … What do you have to hide?
Nothing really, it truly is your choice to give up your personal information and share it with people who could collect your surveys and apply for credit cards, bank accounts, airline tickets and live the good life you want to live … at your expense.
Our forefathers who wrote the constitution obviously thought privacy of American citizens was important enough to be put into the main governing law of the entire nation. They obviously thought people should have the ability to protect themselves against being incriminated. Why do you think you cannot be held as a witness against yourself?
Privacy. How important is it to you?
So think about this next time you go to fill out a survey, or add a friend. MySpace is not owned by Tom it is a subsidiary of Fox News Corporation and Tom is a PR specialist. No one starts a company because they think “wouldn’t it be cool if everyone had friends?” The whole idea of starting a company is to make money… pure and simple.
Ok everyone…now to see how much you read:
1. What is your name?
2. What is your favorite Color?
3. Are you Male or Female?
4. What was the last Survey you filled out?