MOST AMERICANS THINK THEY’RE BEING SPIED ON

In the wake of news that Facebook was hoodwinked into giving out personal data of 50 million users, a new survey finds that most people think the government is spying on them in some way. According to a survey by New Jersey’s Monmouth University released on Monday, a whopping 82 percent of Americans think someone is spying on them.
– Just over half of the public is either “very worried” (23 percent) or “somewhat worried” (30 percent) that the government is invading their privacy.
– And it’s not a political issue – 57 percent of independents, 51 percent of Republicans and 50 percent of Democrats are at least “somewhat worried” the government is snooping on them.
Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, says this is a worrisome finding: “The strength of our government relies on public faith in protecting our freedoms, which is not particularly robust. And it’s not a Democratic or Republican issue. These concerns span the political spectrum.”
* Thanks, Patrick Murray, and I hope you enjoy your upcoming IRS audit.
* This would be shocking news, if it were 1935.
* You move into a new home, within 6 months you start getting political junk mail. How do you think that happens?
* The word “Trump” or “Obama” or “Clinton” appears on your Facebook. You don’t think there’s a computer program out their noticing?
* Never mind the government. What about Apple recording all our phone calls, and never actually turning off the mics on our phones?
* What bothers me about the spying is that now everyone involved knows how boring my life is.
* Tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1984.