Catch Up- Surveillence

As some of you may understand I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to research and write up essays and i just realised Ihave let my blogs slip so im attempting to get back on track now!

So last week we were discussing surveillence and what types of surveillence we deem acceptable. This subject really has me torn Ive been over in two classes with Erika and Im still not 100% When first asked i quite happily said "yes" i think surveillance is predomiantly acceptable. but that was when i thought of surviellance purely as security cameras and CCTV which are there to keep me safe (or atleast catch someone who has just stolen my bag or hit me in the face). When Erika started to talk about the digital or online surveillance I started to question it a little more.

Firstly P2p (peer to peer)
Although I get a little uneasy at the thought of people i dont know scrolling through my facebook page, I feel i have to accept it or label myself a hipocrite as on a few occasions Ive scrolled through friends of friends pages out of boredom or curious interest in the different costumes at someones Ball or party.
Although my facebook page is set to private Im stillv ery cautious as to which photos I post as the thought of prospective employeers scanning this page has me a little on edge.

And that leads nicely onto Workplace surveillance:
The question of whether i feel my boss should be able to scan my email also has me at odds
one one hand I understand why they would do it espcially if your in a competitive market, you dont want you secrets being leaked out to another company. You also want to know that you employees are working to their full potential and no slacking off all day.
So yes i think i can come to grips with the fact that my future company email could be under surveillance.
My personal email I would object to however I know this contradicts my theory on spillign secrets as you could obviously sneakily forward it through your gmail account. Maybe eployers should look at blocking email sites except for the company one.. jst an idea.. I wouldnt want cameras in my home and i consider my email and my phone a part of that personal space. I wouldnt want it spread around the water cooler or better yet coming out in a drunken blurt at the company christmas party what ive been writing y partner about the annoying women in the office.

Echelon: paint bomb the white house 911 times -(just gettng their attention)

Those strange white mushroom like domes at Waihopi the stuff conspiracy theories are made of.
Should the government be able to key word search our online activity?
I dont really mind that much if a computer which cant judge me or share work stories when it gets home at night is scanning my online activity for key words. But i do think we are entitld to know why they are doing it and how the information is being used, i wouldnt let someone go through my room without being given a very good reason.. who knows maybe it is a conspiracy if Im not in class next week maybe ive been kidnapped and sent to some scientology like re-auditing centre to cleanse myself of evil thoughts about echelon Ha!

Regardless it still leaves me wondering why I am so accepting of surveillance, maybe I just need an example fo how it could negatively affect me to change my mind.. I mean when we talk about what these types of surveillence are sanning for: porn, bomb making etc I think well vie never been to any types of those sights.. until i look back on first yr when you would come home to find certain web pages on your screen thanks to some hilarious guys down the hall.. it was all fun and games at the time but could this come back to haunt us?