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		forca on Oct 6, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hundreds of Devices Hidden Inside New York City Ph... People should not be tracked. Full stop. Even with their permission. We are headed for worse than Orwell ever imagined. I cannot believe some people consent to this. There will come a time and soon whereby people will not be able to do a thing without someone tracking it.

Zikes on Oct 6, 2014 | [–]

I'm having a difficult time thinking of something I do that is not tracked by someone somewhere.

Even the city knows when I take a crap thanks to "smart meters".

clarkmoody on Oct 6, 2014 | [–]

Get ready for a disturbing time when you read about surveillance on Wikipedia[0].

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance

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