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We are also way more sensitive about our personal information than we used to be for some reason. When I was a boy, the local newspaper published the previous d
by ams6110 8y ago
We are also way more sensitive about our personal information than we used to be for some reason. When I was a boy, the local newspaper published the previous day's hospital admissions and discharges every day. At some point they stopped doing it, and now we have HIPAA which would probably result in huge fines for doing the same thing.
- krrrh 8y agoIt’s hard to remember, but the telephone book used to contain the street address for almost every adult by default.
- iambateman 8y agoYes, but that was everyone and organized in alphabetical order. This is organized by reason for not being at your ballot box. Beyond that, it just seems sketchy.
- forapurpose 8y ago> We are also way more sensitive about our personal information than we used to be That's not the typical narrative. I think people share far more than they ever did before, and when asked about privacy they express much less interest than previously (though that is changing a little now): People share things on social media that were never public before; they allow corporations and government to monitor and record their activities at scales that are orders of magnitude beyond what was done before. The threat of big brother and totalitarian government used to be a widespread concern (the book 1984 being an obvious example); now that it's happening, few seem to be bothered.