Ha Ha Privacy

Currently there is a madness about privacy. Every site one visits has disclaimers or reasons or claims about its privacy features. All around us there are moves to protect our privacy. When I go into my favorite, once trusted sites these days, I have to re-enter my passwords or are forced to change them, not of my personal tastes but by those the site imposes upon me. Often I do not want to change a password but the site insists upon it. If I get a letter or numeral wrong when a finger slips, I have to prove that I am not a robot or switch to my email to prove that I am who I am. It goes and on and on often making me annoyed over all of this nonsense. Privacy is the word of the day and there are lots of these kinds of somethings-of-the-day lately. We seem gripped in movements that are popularized but in a couple of months, they peter into nothingness. But, privacy is joke when every store, street corner, institution has cameras peering at us. The cell phone banished privacy long ago. Anyone, without permission can photograph you, doctor the photo and do what they want with your image. The most ludicrous example of the contradiction  of privacy is in the fame world. When I go to my favorite online magazines, I see singers, actors and other glorified humans, berating the media over invading their privacy. They, themselves, don't seem to mind exposing their romantic escapades, mean or loving messages and photos of their bodies that slam privacy right in the face. Who are they kidding? Or thinking they are? Today some young singing idol who is one of the latest faddys that most adults have never heard of nor care to, was shown clearly smooching with another young media fave. His denials that there was no romance were ridiculous when it is quite plain for the world to see. The K family for example thrives financially on their dolled up derriere displays emblazoned everywhere. They speak of the nuisance of the paparazzi but they, in fact, are, therefore, their worst enemies. Privacy at the checkout counters is another joke. If someone wants your PIN, it isn't hard because the little gizmos you tap or zip are right out there in full view and your small hand isn't always going to be able to hide what you punch in. Not to mention that if it's used, the credit card must be in hand also. Where I live, my phone number is not available to others unless I give specific permission. On the other hand, anyone can enter my name on line and find out my address, including my unit number along with my phone number. No matter how Facebook tries to hide it, I can find someone and surmise from their photos, their friends and their friends' friends, a lot about them if I wanted to put the time and energy into it. Underneath it all, why do we need so much privacy? What is anyone going to do with our plethora of numbers? Sure a few people are suffering from identity theft but what about the billions who aren't. Do we all have to be tarred with the same privacy nonsense? It's a bit like the school teacher we had who kept us all in if a few in the room were noisy. Or was that me?