I received an email message from Bob Parsons President and Founder of Go Daddy that was sent to all of its customers today. It begins:
Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
Well this only confirms what I suspected from their recent trashy Super Bowl ad campaign – they aren't exactly the brightest company around. If my memory from my American History classes serves me correctly, there is NO guarantee to privacy in the constitution. A quick search of its text confirms that the word privacy isn't mentioned let alone guaranteed. Whether the framers of the Constitution never could have imagined the issue could become what it is today or it's a Fox Mulder-esque conspiracy doesn't matter.
Its not like I'm for invasion of privacy – I'm quite opposed to it and think it needs to be taken more seriously by our leaders. Its just that I like having my facts straight in an attempt to sounding credible and intelligent. Perhaps some Go Daddy staffer can show the good Mr Parsons how to use Google before he gets in a snit like this one and lashes out without thinking.
<p>I received an email message from Bob Parsons President and Founder of Go Daddy that was sent to all of its customers today. It begins:</p>
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<p>Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.</p>
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<p>Well this only confirms what I suspected from their recent <a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2005/02/the_super_bowl_.html">trashy Super Bowl ad campaign</a> – they aren't exactly the brightest company around. If my memory from my American History classes serves me correctly, there is <strong>NO guarantee to privacy</strong> in the constitution. A quick search of <a href="http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html">its text</a> confirms that the word privacy isn't mentioned let alone guaranteed. Whether the framers of the Constitution never could have imagined the issue could become what it is today or it's a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Mulder">Fox Mulder-esque</a> conspiracy doesn't matter.</p>
<p>Its not like I'm for invasion of privacy – I'm quite opposed to it and think it needs to be taken more seriously by our leaders. Its just that I like having my facts straight in an attempt to sounding credible and intelligent. Perhaps some Go Daddy staffer can show the good Mr Parsons how to use Google before he gets in a snit like this one and lashes out without thinking.</p>
