If [we/you] don't like [you/it], [we'll send you/go] to [Syria/Russia]
So, if you bother trying to decrypt the title of this post, I am mixing the absurdity of the American government with classic Homer Simpson....ah it was funny at the time.
Anyway, a headline caught my eye today and for once the associated article kept my interest...I almost ran into my supervisor as I walked the halls with my nose buried in this article. The headline read:
"SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME. Surveillance and privacy in the post-911 world" - Queen's Alumni Review
The article went on to discuss surveillance in Canada and I have to admit as a non-european, the article hit a bit close to home. As a web savvy kind of gal, I spend a lot of time creating usernames and passwords and think merrily that I am fairly unfindable. But this argues vehemently that this is not only not so, but I am being sorted and labelled.
The first thing that made me angry was how call priority when you are on hold sometimes depends on the area of a city you live in. And the kind of concessions given to you by telephone bank operators sometimes depends on the business you bring to the back...which can lead to the all powerful evil of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Damn business.
I know that surveillance has its place and that the continuum between Big Brother and Anarchy is so hazy that no one can even guess where the happy medium is hiding. But the idea that I might be denied flight within my own country if I do not have a passport seems unbelievable.
I haven't fact-checked the article but I am feeling a bit more vulnerable today. And a lot more paranoid. Throw in the Trojan that is plaguing my computer and I am feeling a little too in touch with others...damn the man to hell.
Anyway, a headline caught my eye today and for once the associated article kept my interest...I almost ran into my supervisor as I walked the halls with my nose buried in this article. The headline read:
"SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME. Surveillance and privacy in the post-911 world" - Queen's Alumni Review
The article went on to discuss surveillance in Canada and I have to admit as a non-european, the article hit a bit close to home. As a web savvy kind of gal, I spend a lot of time creating usernames and passwords and think merrily that I am fairly unfindable. But this argues vehemently that this is not only not so, but I am being sorted and labelled.
The first thing that made me angry was how call priority when you are on hold sometimes depends on the area of a city you live in. And the kind of concessions given to you by telephone bank operators sometimes depends on the business you bring to the back...which can lead to the all powerful evil of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Damn business.
I know that surveillance has its place and that the continuum between Big Brother and Anarchy is so hazy that no one can even guess where the happy medium is hiding. But the idea that I might be denied flight within my own country if I do not have a passport seems unbelievable.
I haven't fact-checked the article but I am feeling a bit more vulnerable today. And a lot more paranoid. Throw in the Trojan that is plaguing my computer and I am feeling a little too in touch with others...damn the man to hell.
posted by Camel at 3:15 a.m.
2 Comments:
ok, i know this has nothing to do with your entry, but wen i saw "Russia" the first thing that came to mind was 'Moscow' and then hmm...moscow, land of the mossy cows...little green cows were jumping over a fence in siberia...hmm..my imagination gets the best of me sometimes ;)
i need to go to bed!! it's 23.21 over here and i need some shut eye!
Ok, when i said 23:21, i mean 22:21
If anything, that's proof to how sleepy i was!
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