The world has become an interesting place. We've seen a lot of changes in the way society looks at certain things. Yesterday's taboos are today's accepted practices. This is especially true in North America. For example things like gay marriage and marijuana legalization could not be imagined during the 50s, but today it's a reality in certain states.

Technology has a big part in this evolution also. Things like the internet and extremely large databases have contributed in a very positive way to the improvement of our everyday lives. Formerly we were forced to sift through tons of paper to find a record. Now it is done with a click of a button. Things like medical records, bills and other important documents are stored digitally, which prevents data loss due to fires.

But this is where things get complicated. Bad guys can also gain access to these databases. This means, that our privacy is at the mercy of the database security, it's dangerous because where there is a lock there will always be a key. Nevertheless, centralized databases have created very convenient services for regular users. For exampleReverse phone number look up comes to mind.

It allows a person to run a simple reverse telephone number lookup and find out who the owner of a telephone number is. Potential benefits of this service are amazing. For example 800 reverse phone lookup services allow a person to find out the name of the organization that called. Or a person can run a reverse cell phone lookup to find out who is harassing him or her over the phone.

As good as it sounds, this instrument can do a lot of harm if it falls in the hands of the wrong people. A mentally unstable individual might use it as well. An unsuspecting individual might share the phone number with a stranger who will use it for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes there is a really thin line between danger and convenience. Should we dictate what we can and cannot use because of a small percentage of evil doers?

In my view it is up to the people to decide what information should be collected and disclosed. Otherwise the federal government and private corporations will continue grinding at the stone. One day we might wake up and see our privacy rights completely vanished. At that point it will be too late to do anything. I think that every privacy bills should pass through the smallest levels of senate in order to satisfy people's privacy needs

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