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  1. Cameras in the rear of police cars
  2. Insurance companies can check who else lives with you
  3. Stores asking for your phone number sell that info. to many other corporations
  4. Cameras are legal in any public space (dressing areas, school bathrooms, school hallways,etc.)
  5. Cameras are on highways, at traffic lights, and at tollbooths (to monitor speeding)
  6. Info chips with owner’s information are placed inside pets at the back of the neck to be scanned if animal is lost
  7. Info chips are being placed inside babies with information about allergies, medical history, etc.
  8. Credit cards/ATM machines record where you’ve used them, how much was spent, and what was purchased, even where you get gas.
  9. Computers are confiscated if IP address indicates to officials that illegal things were downloaded. All websites and data, even which is deleted by you and cleared form computer’s history, is NOT gone.
  10. computer “spyware” tracks where people have been on their computers
  11. Legally, if you move, you must report your change of address within 10 days
  12. The acceptance of a driver’s license implies legal consent to a chemical/drug test when asked.
  13. All educators must get fingerprinted
  14. grocery store coupon cards record all items you purchase (that’s how relevant coupons print out)
  15. GPS systems help you navigate, but help others track where YOU are too.
  16. ONSTAR navigation not only knows where your car is, but can lock and unlock your doors
  17. cell phones have GPS like devices that report back their locations
  18. Text messages are all saved
  19. Google Earth images sow satellite images of all of our homes and yards and other places on Earth
  20. EZ Pass toll booth machines take pictures of cars and license plates
  21. Casino surveillance cameras and gambling ID cards like ATM cards for casinos) show how much you’ve gambled, won, and lost and what games are you weakness to help casino owners keep track of what to advertise to you. If you’ve won a lot, free room stays and drinks, even shows, will be offered so your chances of gambling that back into the casino go up.
  22. Cameras are in school busses
  23. Technology is beginning to cause a deterioration in separate cultures – heading toward one global culture
  24. Expectant parents are urged to “bank,” or preserve in a facility, Umbilical Cord Blood from their newborns to be used in case of future medical problems – from those cells, new “parts” can be generated to help heal the baby’s adult body. But, who’s keeping the cord blood? They CAN clone from it.
  25. HeathrowAirport in London (one of the busiest in the world) has camera surveillance that records video of every single person that passes through it (millions per week!)It has facial recognition capabilities and can perform retina scans on the eyes, to trap potentially dangerous criminals.
  26. Central IslipHigh School has surveillance cameras throughout the building

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