Quote: "I took it as the data illegally gathered through doing it's Street Map so once Google has it, it can keep it but you're right in that if you post something online intentionally then it's there for all to see."
Google map has always disturbed me, its pretty cool but in the wrong hands can be abused. When you can use search engines to get info such as name,address,age,income and even family connections, then use the map to drop right onto the street to view their home, it can be seen as nothing less than a stalkers paradise. All you need is a name and general location.
It's known that certain posts made in a joking manner will result in flagging you to certain paranoid government authorities who seem unable to discern between wit and malicious intent. Here in the States you will be detained and held in a cell to be interrogated and promptly stuck on the first plane home next day if you happen to post anything even slightly threatening security before departing on holiday.
It is requisite to give three days notice to homeland security before heading to the States or UK and this gives them time to check you out.
Young people use words such as 'destroy' to mean 'have a fantastic time' and coupled with the name of said country will flag you and you will likely never be gaining entry without official approval for the rest of your life. It does make me wonder if perhaps some agencies are stepping way over the boundary in their efforts to 'catch' any 'undesirables' before they even touch soil, particularly ironic when said agencies will welcome with open arms the worst elements when they claim refugee status.
This inability to discern between a joke and actual threat caught by hash tagging may one day result in more than spoiling your holiday when your comment may be of "indecent, obscene, or menacing character" and with the news that older data wouldn't be deleted it may already be too late for some.
Being healthily paranoid and a bit boring I have always been careful when posting on the internet where I have no control over its interpretation or removal. Just because you delete it yourself doesn't mean it's removed from the server. This goes even more so for those who like to 'Tweet' or 'Facebook' where you post thoughts straight off the top of your head without thinking.
Quote: "I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Orwell's 1984 yet"
Quote: "Everyone used to be shocked by the idea of Big Brother and here they are creating the foundation for it themselves"
I wasn't referring to the TV show.
I don't trip over...I do random gravity checks.
