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Originally Posted by drewboy12
That is the sad/scary thing about government spying though. So much of the population just assumes its happening and doesn't care. Including myself. I have nothing to hide. But besides the fact, its insane that we allow everything we do be tracked. It is pretty messed up... Canada and America has always been so proud of "freedom", yet our freedom seems to be a smoke screen.
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I think it's more complex than that. I care, everyone I know cares about the invasion of privacy and removal of freedom. However, the personal benefit of having a small device that can be a flashlight, calculator, phone, computer, handheld gaming device, alarm clock, music player, document browser, gps device, video and photo camera outweigh the possible downsides to the individual.
I tried going with a piece of crap burner for years and it's lifechanging having a smartphone, it's just so beneficial to have one of these things it's tough to rationalize not having one if you aren't a criminal and even more so if you are involved in the white collar side of business. The time saved having all my messages, emails, updates displayed immediately and simultaneously when I wake up is drastic. I used to have to log on to my computer, wait for it to start and then go through all my emails, check my phone and then turn off the computer and monitor; now it's a click and a swipe and I can see it all in 10 seconds. I can check my investments and talk to my parents in Hawaii as I walk down the hallway, that's so beneficial that it's worth the potential loss of privacy even if it shouldn't be.