User blog comment:Dreamergirl3000/The Age Of Big Brother?/@comment-11372432-20140716180221

You didn't know any of this? Heck, I can find out where you live just by checking your IP address. Law enforcement have equipment that enables them to hear what's going on in your house without ever needing to step inside. They can use your cell phone as a bug and even turn it on remotely, if necessary, so if you're on the run and need to use your phone sparingly, do be sure to take the battery out!

That, and the fact that they have a special laser that they can shoot at your window to detect vibrations on the glass and determine what noises are going on in the house. And soon they'll be able to see through your walls. And that's not even going over the fact that they COULD have secretly broken into your house and planted a bunch of bugs everywhere and you wouldn't notice since they're quite small and well-hidden nowadays.

And naturally, they're going over your e-mail and phone records and collecting them, so they know who you've contacted and the contents of your e-mails and text messages. But don't worry, it'll be hard for them to do any of this without a warrant, assuming they DO have warrants in the Philippines, that is. I sure hope so, since my boyfriend lives there.

And as much as anyone can say, "If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't worry" what about the agenda of the spy? Who's spying on them? They could abuse their power and steal someone's work and pass it off as their own. They could even stalk them, like there's much of a difference between that and spying. Heck, if all this was going down in the 60's, I'm sure being gay would still be illegal, since it would have been harder for anyone to have hidden it, which is what enabled the survival of gay people during those times. In other words, big brother's agenda is maintaining the status quo, good or bad.

Anyways, sleep tight! And don't forget to whisper good night to the law enforcement officials too! It's the polite thing to do.