We've all heard about the CIA’s ability to tap into our phone conversations or email correspondence for the greater good of fighting the War on Terror...
And for those of us who aren’t deceitfully plotting against the government, it’s an annoying invasion of privacy.
But at least we’re safe in our own homes, right?
Wrong.
It turns out it is possible for the CIA to "spy" on our habits right inside our own homes — and this realization has the eerie echo of “Big Brother” from the classic sci-fi novel 1984...
Americans may have little to no idea of just how many of their household devices are actually connected to the Internet. In fact, anything with any satellite connection can tip the CIA off to what you do or where you are.
Your GPS, for example, can indicate your location. So can your game system, like PlayStation or Xbox, your television or DVR, and your thermostat or dishwasher, if you can control them from your smartphone...
The more innovation in technology, the more everything is connected.
In the next 8 to 10 years, it is possible over 100 billion appliances and devices Americans use every day will be directly linked to the Internet.
And laws surrounding Internet and technology privacy and personal use are still murky, not having caught up to the speed of innovation, and thus largely undefined.
The Patriot Act, which allows federal agent to write search warrants, has made this easier.
It hasn’t passed the Supreme Court, so more often than not, agents are wary to use any potential evidence in court. But the fact remains they can gather enough information from the World Wide Web to create a disturbingly detailed profile of a person's habits...
CIA Director General David Petraeus had no problem admitting to this:
I’ve found that our technical capabilities often far exceed what you see in Tom Cruise films. But there are a few feats he can accomplish in the movies that we can’t: we haven’t figured out, for example, how to change an individual’s fingerprints or eyeballs just yet — but give us time.
This video from Fox News offers more:
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