> Life sucks in SA, but at least we still have our freedom of movement.

We're not talking about "freedom of movement."  We're talking about "privacy
of movement."  Places were movement is actually restricted tend to have much
lower-tech means to that end.  People with guns.  Or rocks and clubs.  The
current mid-east situation comes to mind :-(

I went through some of the thought process when our local grocery store
replaced coupons with one of those magnetic stripe cards (so in theory
at least they know every item I *personally* have purchased...)  On the
one hand, there goes my anonyminity.  On the other hand, it was technology
that provided that anonyminity in the first place - go to pre-tech small
town existance, and SOMEBODY will notice when the pregnant Mrs Adam's
husband suddenly buys a dozen condoms...

 :-)
BillW

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