Showing posts with label george orwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label george orwell. Show all posts

10/14/2007

Human Digital Implants

Big brother Is Already Watching
Digital Human Implants.
This is not a futuristic fantasy but a reality already in progress.

Implants are not just for the military but for every American citizen. Implants are being touted as the newest "must have" technical gizmo. The implants are so microscopic that they are virtually undetectable in the human body. Until that is, the government needs to do a little update maintenance.

Why are implants becoming the buzz word lately? The reason is the many benefits provided with digital implants.

Imagine a noninvasive procedure where the chip is implanted in your thumb freeing you from carrying your wallet or purse with you anymore. No drivers license, no form of ID, or money for that matter. Your digital implant chip would have all that information and much much more.

The fear of robbery would cease for consumers would no longer carry money. No more lost credit cards or identity theft off the Internet.

Business transactions such as grocery store shopping, gas station fill ups, banking, and even Internet sells will be controlled by the tiny little chip implanted in your thumb. A mere wave of your hand over the UPC scanner and your bank account will be debited.

But wait, there's more good news. What happens if your child gets lost? Or worse, kidnapped? A quick call to the police department and with satellite tracking much like the GPS systems in cars, your child will be located in minutes and the nearest law enforcement officer will be immediately dispatched to your child's location. Also, all people in the immediate vicinity of your child will be identified in case the kidnapper decides to run and evade justice.

Sounds to good to be true doesn't it? Well, with new technology, there are some down sides. There are certain disadvantages that the government won't be advertising, much like tobacco companies with their warning labels on cigarette packs. The warning is there, but not really noticed or paid attention to.

The most disturbing disadvantage is the loss of our personal privacy. Yes, George Orwell's Big Brother government will be watching you at all times. The digital implant will record your every move, transaction, conversation. Any establishment you visit, time spent, and goods or services rendered there will be archived. A personal portfolio will slowly be compiled on you to help and aid the government in future endeavors for you or against you.

Your personal privacy will go the way of the 8-Track tape player that will be reasoned away that a small sacrifice must be made to keep all of us safe. More like rounded up and corralled like sheep. The government will speak of crime being eliminated for every door we pass through will scan the chip in our bodies and keep tabs on us. If anyone decides to say, rob a bank, the implant will notify the police right away and the GPS tracking systems will kick in and the robber will be arrested.

We will be a more kinder, gentler society. Afraid to deviate from the norm for fear of being singled out and persecuted and then prosecuted for a crime we did not commit.....Yet!

Indeed, the future looks so bright, I better buy some shades. And some gloves.


LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL

10/08/2007

Big brother Is Watching You And Me

The Grassy Knoll Institute knows the story.

The year was supposed to be 1984 when the Government would be all encompassing, all knowing, seeing, and powerful. George Orwell’s book titled 1984 about a future society where the government is watching and in control forcing citizens into conformity has finally come true in the year 2007. The mantra of the book was control and conformity. If the government said 2+2=5, you would not question but accept it.

The personal home computer era began in the early 80′s with the introduction of the Commodore 32 computer which was basically a word processor. Then came the Commodore 64 computer with the advanced floppy disk. The computer at this point was still a glorified word processor and would have to wait patiently for technology to evolve enough before Orwells 1984 vision could be realized.

It wouldn’t be until a trilogy of technology evolved at the same time for Big Brother to begin watching us. The first element was Bill Gates of Microsoft and his revolutionary Windows operating system. The second element was more powerful computers enabling consumers to do more than simply word processing. The third element was of course the world wide web, the Internet.

These three elements allowed people to connect with each other like never before. With these new technologies, the personal computer era took off faster than the CB radio in the 1970′s. Tens of thousands of people were logging in and getting online each and every day. America Online, (AOL) started telling everyone that they had mail. Little did these unsuspecting consumers realize that information was being collected about them every time they turned on their computer. In time, that information built a profile of your internet usage and advertising was tailored to your distinct tastes. At first, you thought it cute and clever how the internet people were able to send you advertising you were interested in.

The evolution. Windows 3.1 turned into Windows 95 that turned into Windows 98 that turned into Windows 2000 and ME that turned into Windows XP, which turned into Vista. Computers powered up going from a 286 chip to a pentium IV powered by a three gig chip with dolby surround sound audio better than most home theater systems, video and DVD. The listening and monitoring devices also evolved and improved but rarely mentioned as the internet controllers kept these little secrets to themselves. Personal and business information was being gathered by the minute with every keystroke made. Life was good, 2+2 did not equal 5 and we could prove it on our computer generated calculators.

This brings us to the present. 2007. Like it or not, every keystroke you make is recorded. Every site you visit is recorded even if you erase your hard drive and cache. Your IP address is your personal thumb print and your surfing habits are being monitored. The fire walls and stealth programs you purchase really don’t work on the governments technology. The pop up ads you once thought were so cute are now so obnoxious that you buy software programs to block them. Still, you get pop up ads. Scumware and spyware install themselves on your computer without your knowledge or permission making it even more easy to spy and collect data on you.

The government is telling us that of 2+2=5 Some citizens are listening. Soon, very soon, the government will have total control. The government already knows what you are thinking, what you are planning to do, what TV programs you watch. They know all your dislikes and likes. They know if you are a good citizen or a bad citizen. The government has the ability to react quickly and put down a rebellion, or force you to pay that errant forgotten parking ticket. They know your innermost private thoughts and who you trust them to.

All your email and instant messaging services are a window to your soul. Privacy will be a thing of the past. Webcams will be the norm in every business, neighborhood, and home watching your every move, actually inviting the government to spy on you.

Big Brother IS watching you and me. Right Now! When we get up in the morning, go to work or school, eat dinner, watch TV, and even while we sleep. New laws are being passed assisting the government in their pursuit of weeding out the so-called bad guys. CAPS II, an airport information gathering network, has already been implemented and is currently scanning passengers and qualifying them as no risk, low risk, or high risk. Microsoft now controls over 95% of the computer software and operating systems. They have powerful stealth capabilities.

Big Brother has many names but they all ask the same question.

How much is 2+2?

LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL