1984

I just read on MSN Newscast that "Computers are getting smarter" and that now they have cognitive abilities to comprehend sntences and what they really mean ... which could be very useful for search engines to figure out what you're looking for in a more intelligent manner, like for instance if you're looking for "Cancer" the disease, it will be able to figure out the context whether it is the zodiac sign or what you're really looking for...this sounds all good, however...what concerns me more ..is privacy issues here, and whether i would like me Blog understood by a senseless machine, controlled by the "all seeing eye" of whoever wants the world to run the way they want it to.... I remember the simpler days when the web was more liberal and people with social and communication problems hid behind their 14in screens voicing out their cries for recognition, who knows maybe their cries will be surprisingly answered by unexpected parties ... maybe a knock on the door will follow ... it's a scary world we live in and it's getting scarier with the moment ... but hey ... we have technology on our side ... or do we