ACLU Campaign Pairs Pizza & Privacy
The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a clever campaign to draw attention to government and private sector data-collection activities that they believe could institute a 24-hour surveillance society.
A new animated video on the group's Web site warns that ordering pizza could be hazardous to your health -- and privacy. In the skit, a man orders a pie on the phone and Pizza Palace instantly knows everything about him -- from his work and home addresses and phone numbers to his travel habits, magazine subscriptions and blood pressure.
The ACLU claims that intelligence initiatives like the now-defunct MATRIX (the Multistate Anti-TeRrorism Information eXchange) and the FBI's Carnivore are destroying citizens' privacy. "They want to track your purchases, your medical records, and even your relationships," the ACLU argues. Makes you wonder how much your Domino's delivery guy really knows -- other than the fact that you like extra cheese and black olives.
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