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• • Merdan Hojanepesov@merdanho

  

  Merdan Hojanepesov December 13, 2015 - 6:17pm

  Summary of the privacy in 21st century:

  
  Phone rings in the pizza shop:
  - “GOOGle” pizzeria, how may I help you?
  - Pizzeria, what???
  - “GOOGle” pizzeria, what would you like to order?
  - Wait, it not this “Mr Pizza” pizzeria?
  - Sorry, it was, but now has been bought by Google, and now we are able to offer more services and products
  - Great, I am ready for the order
  - Absolutely, would you like to repeat your regular order?
  - Regular order, how do you know what is regular for me?
  - We have caller ID, and we know that the last 53 times there were orders placed for pizza “All Meat”, extra cheese and six pack of cold beer
  - Wow, impressive, did not even expect, great, I will take it
  - Excuse me, may I give you and advice?
  - Yes, of course
  - Do you have our complete menu?
  - No
  - From our complete menu, I would like to recommend you greek pizza with low-salt feta cheese and tomato juice
  - Tomatoes, low fat, low salt, and juice? Are you insane, I hate all of this
  - I understand, but this is healthy option, especially with you high cholesterol
  - How do you know this?
  - Our company has largest database in the world and using your phone number we were able to get access to your medical test results
  - Hell with your database, I do not want healthy pizza. I take pills to offset the cholesterol
  - I am sorry, but you have not been taking your pills lately
  - What the hell, are you spying on me?
  - No, no. We just have access to all pharmacies in the city, and you have been there 3 month ago. A regular prescription fill last you for 30 days only
  - Jesus, this is true, how do you know that I have not purchased anything?
  - From your credit card…
  - What?
  - You pay with you “xyz” bank visa card, and receive 10% discount. In our database, we have all your expense records, and in the last 3 month you have not purchased anything from pharmacy
  - No, how would you know that I did not pay using cash? What will you say to this?
  - It is impossible, you pay only $100 to your maid in cash, and everything else you pay using your visa card
  - You… bad people, how you know how much I pay to my maid?
  - She pays EI and CPP….
  - Go to hell…..
  - Well, how you wish, I am sorry I have all this info on my display, and all I want is to help you. Also, you may want to stop by your doctor’s office and pick up test results to adjust medication doses…
  - Listen… I am tired of you, your computers and social networks, databases and the absence of privacy and this country
  - Please, don’t get upset, this is all for your benefit though
  - Shut up, first thing tomorrow, I am going to buy a one way ticket to Fiji, where there is no internet, no phone and social networks, and no one will be watching me…
  - I understand you
  - Last time I will use my credit card, to but the ticket and that’s it…Also cancel the order for pizza
  - Already cancelled, if you allow me only one little thing?
  - WHAT????
  - Just a friendly reminder that you passport expired….

• • Terry Taylor@terryta

  

  Terry Taylor December 14, 2015 - 9:58am

  OMG...if only this were just a satiric fantasy and not a reasonable expectation of the future.