Privacy a thing of Past?

Is privacy a thing of past? How would you feel if your personal information like your address, your phone numbers(even unlisted/private phone numbers), even a photograph of your house is available to anyone in just a few clicks? I’d feel raped & I’m not exaggerating!!!!! Information like personal phone numbers & private eMails will definitely be abused if they no longer remain private & exclusive to a selected few to whom they were/are entrusted.

Don’t know what I’m talking about? Or how it can happen? Well, just look at the new Search Engine on the block, ZabaSearch. It’ll open your Identity to All, says Wired. :pray: This search engine, which was launched sometime in February this year, lists out details like phone numbers, address, etc. & even a satellite photo of the address, a map to reach the place for any person you name. :shh: Good, I’d like personal mobile numbers of Salma Hayek & Diane Kruger & Jennifer Aniston.

Really, the guys behind the search engine say that it just gathers information that’s freely available in public domain but I very much doubt it. This thing is possibly a bit more advanced than Yahoo! People Search. :think:

Currently this search engine can provide information only on people in USA. And this just is the beginning if I’m not wrong. In near future, information about every person alive/dead will be just a few clicks away, if some evil minds have their way. Now they’ll probably say that its about National Security & crime check etc., but you can bet your bottom dollar, its gonna be abused!! This just reminds me of a novel by Robert Ludlum, The Prometheus Deception, where the bad guys get an international treaty passed that allows them to have real-time satellite surveillance of any/every part of the planet they want & having it recorded & archived for later use. Now this may seem like a bit far fetched but who knows? Everything starts some where. A match stick is lit by a small spark & that same match stick can set a great fire going. Meaning small things leads to huge things. Maybe its not the right pun but its 3:15am & I feel sleepy, still, I think you might be getting my point!! :think: