What Do You Think? Archived Poll

Do You Worry about Being Tracked?

Some location-based services available on your mobile device collect personal information and share it with advertisers or data collection organizations. Do you have concerns about others tracking your movements?
Yes
89% (47 votes)
No
11% (6 votes)
Total votes: 53
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5 Comments

Submitted by Alistair Barham on

1984 has arrived. Big Brother is watching all the time. this is yet another invasion of privacy.

Submitted by John Nguyen on

People who say/ask "If you have nothing to hide, why worry?" are missing the point. I don't have a problem walking around my house in my underwear, either, but that doesn't mean I will open all the windows and invite everyone to look in.

Submitted by Terry Mulcahy on

No, I do not have any concerns but the information could be exploited in a dystopian future.

Submitted by John Retired in FL on

While I have nothing to hide, I do not like that I can be monitored and/or tracked by advertisers or data collectors, just because they can.

Submitted by Frederick Dalpay on

GPS technology embedded in personal phones may be a violation to the Constitutional Right to Privacy. The provisions of the first Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution (Bill of Rights) specify inalienable rights to the citizen.

Privacy, Unlawful search and seizure, Right to a speedy trial,and other enumerations are presently jeopardized by default. The Citizen may freely forfeit specific rights if they so choose, however, the Rule of Law protects the citizen from abusive practices.

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

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