(This is an email I received that makes some good points)

As much as I really like Google, I’m considering dropping my Gmail account and not using Google for searches anymore.   Their new policy that links things together is already showing up.  As I write this, there is a note in the corner of the page that says:  “Consider including friend@cox.net”…..   That’s really irritating.

If I visit some off-color sites for entertainment, Google will now interpret future searches on where I’ve been.  What if someone in my family uses this computer?  They may see the messages.

Tying email to everything else means that searches are linked to an identity.  Google may think they own that information but the government can force it out of them.  Maybe they already have.

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It occurs to me that some of the ISP’s are likely watching your download and upload patterns.  Think about Time Warner cable and Comcast.  They both own major media production businesses.  They do not want pirates taking their stuff.  They probably know which customers of their visited Megaupload or other hosts.  They may be inclined to “assist” police in finding people who download.

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They’ve been running a news story on the radio in L.A. the last couple of days.  I’ve not seen any mention other than on AM radio so far.  They say that the military will be running “practice and training exercises” near downtown L.A. and other parts of the city.  Apparently the military needs to get experience flying near tall buildings, etc.  They say not to worry about this that it is “routine” (Far from it).  They said that it will also give local law enforcement experience communicating the military which could be useful in the case of a “national emergency”.

Uh, do you think they are practicing for quelling riots, martial law?  This is amazing and no one is reporting it or getting worked up about it.

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Obama said something in his Slave of the Union Address that, so far, I’ve not heard anyone criticize.  He said that now that the troops are coming home, we can “take that money and use half of it to pay down the debt and the other have to rebuild our infrastructure and make jobs.”   Half of what money?  The money being spent on war IS DEBT!  How do you pay down the debt with more debt?  Not one commentator that I’ve seen has mentioned this gaping hole in logic.  Apparently they all think we will have more money to SPEND if we stop spending on war….

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