Today's Poll: What are your online privacy concerns?

By Howard B. Owens
Dec 16, 2013, 9:11am

Check all that apply:

New York Times: Disruptions: Internet’s Sad Legacy: No More Secrets

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Bob Heininger

Those who sacrifice liberty

Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve and have neither.

None of the above for me on the poll question. I saw this coming well over a decade ago and have been pro-actively taking steps to minimize tracking of my online presence since.

Dec 16, 2013, 10:53am Permalink

Jeff Allen

Not to worry, the NSA, FBI,

Not to worry, the NSA, FBI, Homeland Security, the IRS, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner, etc. have all duly noted each of our votes and will use them for our best interest.

Dec 16, 2013, 11:25am Permalink

Tim Miller

That's a tough poll to put together. I answered "don't like the idea of big companies tracking me", but am just as wary of the information the government collects "secretly" (thank you, "Patriot" Act) being used for the specific purpose it was supposedly collected for...

And just for fun - http://xkcd.com/792/

Dec 16, 2013, 1:23pm Permalink

Cheryl Saville

I answered two (at least I

I answered two (at least I marked two and the second vote didn't appear to cancel the first) "I don't like ... big companies.." and "i don't trust the government...." The world has changed so much since I was a child that I wonder what will be considered "not doing anything wrong" in a future.. Maybe commenting on a poll such as this will be punishable by time in prison. You never know..

Dec 16, 2013, 4:21pm Permalink

Rachael Scott

You're right, you never know.

You're right, you never know. The government might start forcing pills for treatment of all the paranoia going around.

Dec 16, 2013, 8:33pm Permalink

Kyle Slocum

Big Government and Big

Big Government and Big Business are both bad, for all the same reasons.

Every time some "Big" entity decides to "help" me it seems that I lose something. Mostly, it's my time, but often it is my money, as well.

I guess that makes me a "Reactionary". Well, that is better than a sheep. Sorry.

Dec 16, 2013, 9:50pm Permalink

John Woodworth JR

Hmmm Social Media? For some

Hmmm Social Media? For some reason I cannot see how privacy exist on these networks. People should keep their PII protected and exchange with others as necessary face to face. Besides with all the hackers/scammers out there, how do you know who you are actually texting? Is Auntie Margret actually Auntie Margret or Joe Blow who gained access into her social media network?