The pimparazzi and all such privacy destroyers need to be hit with rotten eggs and tomatoes daily.

Not given shows and linked to and quoted by meta-weasels.

Petraeus, however, is a piss poor example of “losing privacy”.

If the head of the CIA can’t hide a mere mistress he deserves to be fired.

In such a position, he should be under the highest scrutiny.

But the droning of America into a TST (Total Surveillance State) shows that our political class are brainless geldings.

And we need to put poeple in power who will defend the 4th Amendment, not bend over and say: “How wide?”

To think you ever had privacy is ridiculous.

portlandon on November 26, 2012 at 6:22 PM

IMO if you are determined to make privacy a priority, you can have it. You won’t be able to do everything you want online, but you can be hidden.

No one on my favorite sites will EVER find out who I really am (yes, that includes the moderators). I like my privacy and intend to keep it.

Has He ever shared your confessions with another?

TexasDan on November 26, 2012 at 6:23 PM

No, he specifically asks you to share them with another. Confession.

And in case of rumors and hearsay, their digital manifestations are generally much less trusted than the old word of mouth ones.

lester on November 26, 2012 at 6:12 PM

I wish that were true, but I suspect it’s really not. Have you not read the list of Fb posts of people who watched JFK and didn’t realize it was factual loosely based on actual events? It’s these hordes who use social media to coordinate mass shoplifting that set the baseline, and the term “fact check” does not enter their lexicon.

Actually, God isn’t into privacy.

platypus on November 26, 2012 at 5:50 PM

Has He ever shared your confessions with another?

Then again, public servants are public servants. When you gain access to the nation’s secrets, the nation gains an interest in your private life, as it impacts the security of those secrets. When you engage in affairs outside of marriage, it gives people leverage to force you into doing things that are not in the best interest of the nation.

Bingo– Adulterous affairs are a big security no no..

And in case of rumors and hearsay, their digital manifestations are generally much less trusted than the old word of mouth ones.