What if you wore a hat that had your IQ printed on it? Don't become a celebrity!

Dallas, Texas
March 2, 2016 5:12pm CST
I mean, would you wear a hat if everyone saw it and could read what your Intelligence level was? How about wearing a cap that said, I am a Democrat. or, How about having a sign in your yard that reads as people drive by, I have a running credit debt. There are so many things we do not wear on our sleeves, hats or t-shirts or flags or banners on our front lawns for a reason, it's called privacy. Once you get to be a celebrity privacy goes out the window. If you are not in the public eye or in the spot light, there are many advantages to this. One: you do not have paparazzi following you all over the place, Two: You can sleep well at night. There is a lot to be said about privacy. As we grow in this country of the USA, we hear more and more about people wanting to know you more on Facebook and the more they know, the more NSA knows about you too. For better or worse, your privacy is being bought by retailers, as to what you spend your money on, the internet advertisers, as to what you look for online and what you purchase online. Don't you want some privacy? I think you do.
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@xFiacre (14804)
• Ireland
2 Mar 16
@lookatdesktop A guy cold called me last week trying to sell something. He asked me my age and i told him i would only tell him if he told me his age first. He hung up. I like to hold onto my own details.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Mar 16
There is a simple means of retaining privacy. Do not seek fame or notoriety. Be plumber instead of an actor, musician, pro athlete or politician. You know full well what will happen with any degree of fame. I am sick of celebrities complaining about loss of privacy when they always there to cash in on that celebrity. It's a called a trade off. You sacrifice something to gain something. But you are correct in that personal privacy is eroding but once again people need only blame themselves for embracing Facebook with undying devotion. Don't complain when something negative happens after you posted every detail of your life there.
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• Dallas, Texas
3 Mar 16
You are spot on.
@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
3 Mar 16
Privacy is important and I would not want to be famous. I do find it disconcerting when something I looked at on Amazon shows up on the sidebar on Facebook. That being said, I don't care so much that it bothers me. I keep my personal information private and if the retail powers-that-be know I was looking at a dog toy online, so be it.
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@LadyDuck (502850)
• Italy
3 Mar 16
I want privacy, this is the main reason why I do not post personal photos or events on Facebook and I do not reply to surveys.
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@JESSY3236 (22287)
• United States
3 Mar 16
Do people even think of this when trying out for American Idol for example? Or do they just think of the money they will make?
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
3 Mar 16
Privacy is important. I certainly would not want everyone to know everything about me
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Mar 16
I have heard the horror stories from some people that lack of privacy does have a heavy price to pay. I like my privacy big time.
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