Surveillance is at an all time high and the people are being cheated out of their privacy. This article shows which cities are at their highest and lowest levels of surveillance, Canada ranking near number one. I cannot help but notice that the United States is nipping at their heels in their efforts for total control.
The U.S. scored a 2, putting it in the “extensive surveillance society” category. In terms of statutory protections and privacy enforcement, the U.S. was ranked the worst in the democratic world.
This is significant when you think about the efforts of the War on Terror and how it is affecting U.S. citizens. It’s more than alarming that these overt practices are going on every day and we cannot seem to realize that this is a blatant attack on our privacy. No person is safe from the probing technology that is available to the government.
Want an example? Look, briefly, at the maps Google provides. I zoomed in onto my own house and could see the exact placement of everything on my property INCLUDING where my mailbox is…in astonishing detail. That is just one minor player in the game of surveillance. Think about all the satellites and telescopes that are hovering around in space. None of us has a clue how many are out there, but someone does. Do you have any clue how close they can get to your face? Tracking your every move, knowing your purchases from how you use your credit cards and check books, marking everything and everywhere you turn.
This isn’t to make you paranoid, only aware. There is a system of control out there. We have to stand up and tell them that we shall not allow our rights to be infringed upon.

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