Somebody’s Watching Me

There’s nothing worse than having the feeling that someone is watching your every move.  I’m not all that paranoid under most circumstances.  Being a work at home mom means that no one would be interested in how I spend my day.  Right?

The movies, the news, and the internet show pictures of ordinary citizens being watched.  It’s unnerving, uncomfortable, and just not right.  One picture I saw was of some poor soul sunbathing topless on her private balcony.  It gave me shivers because I don’t know a woman out there who hasn’t done something along those lines at some point and time.  It never occurred to me that some crazy person might be watching from the sky.    When I moved out of my parents’ home, I also gave up everyone’s right to spy on me.

These are bad times with bad people trying to kill some of the ordinary citizens.  The government is doing what it thinks it must do in order to make life safe.  The trouble comes when these powers are used for evil and not good.  Even worse, when the powers are hijacked by outsiders who have no morals or scruples or anything concern about anyone other than themselves.

There has to be a way to balance the interest of security with the right to privacy.  I just don’t know if it will ever be attained.