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There has been a lot of talk on the news of your personal data being stored and shared with third parties that has been taken from social media.

If you do not want the world to know your business do not put it online.

Your governments can see you anytime they want, they probably know more about you than you know yourself

Big Brother

you are being watched
adjust privacy settings
they can still see you ~
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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George Avatar
November 15, 2022 at 5:15 AM
Quite true... ! In the internet age, there is no privacy for anyone. Watchful eyes are always open.
Cunningham Avatar
November 15, 2022 at 2:53 PM
Thank you very much Valsa, we are monitored day and night with cctv, governments listening in to our private conversations. It's certainly worrying. Tom
Kendrick Avatar
September 23, 2021 at 2:22 PM
Good one. Some people are afraid to get the vaccination for COVID because they think the government is putting a chip in the shot so they can track us, etc. They already can with cell phones, computers, etc. if they are interested in the person that is. I appreciate you dropping by. We are still easily fatigued, I am coughing and coughing during the day but at night it seems to be much better. It is aggravating but I guess in time it will get better. Thanks for your visit. Sara
Cunningham Avatar
September 23, 2021 at 2:30 PM
Thank you very much Sara, I agree, our governments know everything about you, conspiracy theorists have had a field day with covid. There was never anything said about jabs for measles or smallpox. Tom
Krutsinger Avatar
May 3, 2018 at 3:08 PM
Talk about being paranoid now, when I never was paranoid before. I'm kidding, Tom. I don't put anything out there I do not want the whole world to see. Hopefully everyone thinks like that.
Cunningham Avatar
May 3, 2018 at 4:16 PM
Sadly a lot don't Caren and they think everyone is their friend, there's a lot of predators out there. Tom.
Hoffman Avatar
April 17, 2018 at 8:16 AM
I agree we that unfortunately live in an Orwellian world Tom; the watching wet paint dry below is really funny, lol! And your comment about moving to the hills to get away is classic although the drones would probably beat you there; A truthful chilling write about big brother Tom!~Che :)
Cunningham Avatar
April 17, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Sign of the times Cheryl, but we just seem to accept it.Even as you go about your daily lives there's cameras everywhere. And watching people through their tvs is something else. Tom.
Sathasivam Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 8:11 AM
Excellent Senryu. And I agree with you, we have been watched. Good advise. Thanks for sharing it.
Cunningham Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 8:59 AM
Thank you Ravi, some people do not help themselves though and are careless with their private information. Tom
Pett Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 4:16 AM
Great Senryu Tom, I am more worried about identity theft so don’t use social media such as fakebook. Well written. :))
Cunningham Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 6:35 AM
Thanks Roy, you hear of that so often but the government seem to do little about the problem. Tom
Thomas Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 5:06 PM
They have for some time. Good advice Tom!
Cunningham Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 5:43 PM
I know there's a need to watch certain individuals but we're all under the spotlight, a bit unnerving. Tom.
Onclaud Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 4:43 PM
they might copy our poems, ohh no...greeat job, tom!.. huggs
Cunningham Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 5:35 PM
Don't worry Nette I know a good copyright lawyer lol. Tom.
Trifiatis Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 5:32 AM
...and see what we write , haha, dear, Tom! So beautifully said my friend!
Cunningham Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 10:39 AM
Thanks Demetrios, I'm sure people don't mind the trivial stuff being aired but are so careless with really deep and personal material. Tom.
Wigley Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 1:12 AM
Not just a fine Senryu but a cautionary tale, Tom. Although new data privacy laws will be coming into force soon, it's up to all of us to draw our own curtains. Viv
Cunningham Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 4:07 AM
Thanks Viv, love the ref to the curtains but you are spot on.But some people are so careless. Was involved in some missing mail years ago and we had to go to a paper recycling plant looking for evidence.The bills and letters I came across with adresses and bank details on you wouldn't believe. Tom.
Williams Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 12:35 AM
An amazing Senyru Tom, one that certainly brings to light what is going on right under our noses,still, its not only FB. Read this the other day..... GPS-enabled phones Most modern mobile phones have a small GPS chip inside them, which means your location can be pinpointed to within a few hundred metres by the network of satellites floating in orbit.......Scary!! You bet.....Maria
Cunningham Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 4:03 AM
Thanks Maria, wow that is scary, even though most of us are not guilty of anything it still unerves you a bit to be spied on. Tom.
Gauthier Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 4:36 PM
Thanks for the heads up.
Cunningham Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 5:34 PM
What amazes me is the amount people who don't know what's going on.
Rodrigues Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 4:27 PM
Didactic senryu! The proverbial “they”
Rodrigues Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 7:22 PM
I don’t think we have much escape anymore. Oh brother!!
Cunningham Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 5:35 PM
Indeed Kim, but I'm sure if the terrorist threat went away they wouldn't need to gather your data. Yeah right.
Andresen Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 3:21 PM
- I never had a FB account ... but, is not blind or deaf - Well written, Tom - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Cunningham Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 3:41 PM
I remember seeing on tv, a girl was interviewed and they told her all about herself, she was gobsmacked . Then they told her it was on FB for all the world to see. Tom
Allison Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 2:08 PM
You are so right Tom Big Brother certainly is watching us and you never know who is storing our information or is really behind a keyboard ... don't do social media especially 2faced book:-) hugs Jan xx
Allison Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 5:49 PM
I wrote about that on my diaper poem about FB lol - if they tell the whole world what they are doing and where they are going then criminals will possibly take advantage:-( hugs jan xx
Cunningham Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 3:09 PM
Thanks Jan, what amazes me people put pics of themselves on holidays and get home to find that they've been burgled.As for security settings well they are a joke.I gave up on FB ages ago. Tom Haha 2facedbook.
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