Google Is Taking My Peace

The tax appraiser can by our house to take pictures.  She told me that they would be put in our public records - which any citizen can freely access.  It was a shock to her that I didn’t WANT pictures of my home available to the world.  Her counter was that if someone really wanted to know about my house, they could find it on the internet.

The scary part about my confrontation was that she was right.  As technology continues to get more advanced, my private information becomes less private.  We live in the country - way in the country.  A few years ago, it would have been nearly impossible to find us unless you knew us.  Now, with a few clicks of the mouse, a person can see the layout of our home and even monitor our comings and goings.

Knowing that “Big Brother” could be watching is unnerving enough.  Having the additional awareness that the guy that stalked me for two years after we first got married can see me is much worse.

I want the advancement of technology because of the wonderful things it can do for society.  At the same time, I long for the days when my business was mine alone.  Can a balance ever be found?