Is this what's ahead for us ??

[ybnorml]

This is something to think about. No privacy anymore

That’s life in the world today������

CALLER:
Is this Gordon's Pizza?

GOOGLE:
No sir, it's Google Pizza.

CALLER:
I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry.

GOOGLE:
No sir, Google bought Gordon’s Pizza last month.

CALLER:
OK. I would like to order a pizza.

GOOGLE:
Do you want your usual, sir?


CALLER: My usual? You know me?

GOOGLE:
According to our caller ID data sheet, the last 12 times you called you ordered an extra-large pizza with three cheeses, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and meatballs on a thick crust.

CALLER:
OK! That’s what I want …

GOOGLE:
May I suggest that this time you order a pizza with ricotta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and olives on a whole wheat gluten-free thin crust?

CALLER:
What? I detest vegetables.

GOOGLE:
Your cholesterol is not good, sir.

CALLER:
How the do you know?

GOOGLE:
Well, we cross-referenced your home phone number with your medical records.
We have the result of your blood tests for the last 7 years.

CALLER:
Okay, but I do not want your rotten vegetable pizza!
I already take medication for my cholesterol.

GOOGLE:
Excuse me sir, but you have not taken your medication regularly.
According to our database, you only purchased a box of 30 cholesterol tablets once, at Drug RX Network, 4 months ago.

CALLER:
I bought more from another drugstore.

GOOGLE:
That doesn’t show on your credit card statement.

CALLER:
I paid in cash.

GOOGLE:
But you did not withdraw enough cash according to your bank statement.

CALLER:
I have other sources of cash.

GOOGLE:
That doesn’t show on your last tax return unless you bought them using an undeclared income source, which is against the law.

CALLER:
WHAT?

GOOGLE:
I'm sorry, sir, we use such information only with the sole intention of helping you.

CALLER:
Enough already!
I'm sick to death of Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and all the others. I'm going to an island without internet, cable TV, where there is no cell phone service and no one to watch me or spy on me.

GOOGLE:
I understand sir, but you need to renew your passport first. It expired 6 weeks ago…

[Tony C.]

That's probably not that far off.

Sherry and I are late adopters of smart phones. I've had a work-issued iPhone since 2012. But didn't use it as personal phone. We both got LG Android phones this March. It's a bit freaky when we're out to dinner and a notification comes up from Google to review the restaurant we're at.    I know I can customize notifications and have turned most off, but kept the Google notification on so far.

[ybnorml]

I'm not ready and not willing to grab one of those latest and greatest phones.  I do not need any type of internet connection app, definitely do not want to be tracked or spied upon, or anything else they have to offer.  I simply use my 'old flip phone' to call and text....and I very seldom use those features. Basically it is for emergency use if I'm somewhere without Laurel and am in an emergency situation.
Won't be long and the phones will require a man purse or fanny pack to carry it in !!!

[Andy Cote]

If you want to see the future, I recently watched the movie "The Circle" and recommend it.  The end was not not what I expected.

[Jess from VA]

If I wanted that kind of constant advice, I'd always have both my ex-wives, mother and doctor with me at all times.  All of them are good people, but who the hell needs that 24/7?

[oldsmokey]

Yep. Technology shall not be denied. 

[Tony C.]

If you want to see the future, I recently watched the movie "The Circle" and recommend it.  The end was not not what I expected.

We saw the Circle. My interpretation was that it was a commentary on social networking, in particular, Facebook. We're not on Facebook. I've got no desire to be on Facebook.

[Andy Cote]

Could also try the series Continuum. 

You can tell what I did while it was snowing.