I watched the Green Bay Packers pile up a 31-10 half time lead against Atlanta last night. Game over! Whoa. Atlanta closed to within 6 points in the second half and had a chance to win the game. It is a good thing Atlanta’s star receiver, Julio (pronounced Hulio) Jones ran out of gas in the last 3 minutes of the game. Atlanta just wore him out. Green Bay has a week to figure out how to put a good pass defense on the field.
I admit that I am somewhat paranoid about “Big Daddy” watching me. The information that goes into my medical record is immediately shared with half the world. Financial information is either “hacked” or stolen all the time. The latest statistic I heard was that there is a 98% chance your personal data is going to be illegally obtained by somebody.
Recently I plugged into Ancestry.com. I ended up tracing our family name back to Plymouth Rock and before that England. In order to be absolutely sure I got it right, I’d have to validate detailed information for each generational “step”. Recently I’ve discovered you can send a DNA sample of yourself (i.e. a cotton swab from your mouth) to Ancestry.com and they can use it to compare to their data base. It could help discover and validate a whole family history that was impossible before.
Let’s think about this. Ancestry.com will have your DNA on record and lots of personal information. If you get the new Apple iphone 6+, you can use your fingerprint to activate the phone (which means you print is on file). Your cell phone has a chip that allows GPS tracking so that your whereabouts is always known. Your medical records are known to everyone. Credit card security is a joke. Let’s face it. “Big Brother is here”.
Did you ever wonder if they know what color underwear you wear? Of course they do!
Love,
Dad