Privacy International is out with its 2007 International Privacy Ranking that labels the US an "Endemic Surveillance Society" along with such wonderful company as Russia, China, and Singapore.
Canada and Greece both rated among the best countries in the world at preserving the privacy of their citizens.
Among the "worst" categories:
In Constitutional Protection we fall in with Singapore and Malaysia.
In Statutory Protection we rank with India and Singapore.
In Workplace Monitoring we're right down there with Sweden, Lithuania, and Singapore.
Obviously the Patriot Act comes in for a lot of blame here, but the "candid camera" mentality of most workplaces and convenience store parking lots is also a factor.
What I find most interesting is this paradox: an implied "right to privacy" in the 4th and 5th Amendments protects a woman's "right to chose," and apparently that's the only privacy we've got left.
Canada and Greece both rated among the best countries in the world at preserving the privacy of their citizens.
Among the "worst" categories:
In Constitutional Protection we fall in with Singapore and Malaysia.
In Statutory Protection we rank with India and Singapore.
In Workplace Monitoring we're right down there with Sweden, Lithuania, and Singapore.
Obviously the Patriot Act comes in for a lot of blame here, but the "candid camera" mentality of most workplaces and convenience store parking lots is also a factor.
What I find most interesting is this paradox: an implied "right to privacy" in the 4th and 5th Amendments protects a woman's "right to chose," and apparently that's the only privacy we've got left.
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