How much information should the government be allowed to have on its citizens? (suspect, conspiracy)

[melinuxfool]

In this day and age, it seems like everything we do is tracked in a database of some sort. Everything from what you buy (if you used a credit card, or any store that has to check your name and address, like a gun store) to where you drive (license plates on surveillance cameras anyone?). They get to know what you do for a living, how much you earn per year, likely have your medical records handy. Anything you say on the web is obviously fair game, it's quite public.

The question is, how much should they be allowed to know? When does it become an invasion of privacy? In this digital age, is there any such thing as an expectation of privacy?

[golfgod]

Your insurance companies and credit bureaus have as much or more on you as the government. That said, the government has access to those data banks as well. If you're worried about your privacy don't have insurance or credit.

[texdav]

Just eeding the information in your checking account thru a computer program gives a very good profile of you really.I really don't worry about the governamnt knowing about me persoanlly;because its boring reading for sure that no person could read without falling asleep.Ionce hear someone describe the difference between the british view of government and american, The british view governamnt as a overly concern parent when intrusion is discovered but amerains see a conpsiracy against themselves.

[NomadScribe]

Originally Posted by texdav

The british view governamnt as a overly concern parent when intrusion is discovered but amerains see a conpsiracy against themselves.

Yes, why is it that we Americans are more conspiracy prone? Isn't London one of the most surveilled cities on the planet?

[harrycrat]

ALL !!!

Any info is valuable,it should be saved & stored safely.
Its use ,of course, will be subject to privacy laws & to the will of the ... suspect ...