We are a second class citizens

Before I begin if you are an American Citizen then congratulations. You are a first-class citizen and do not need to read any further.

For the rest of us we need to have a talk about some facts that you will need to get used to.

Let me say it as plainly as I can...

You are second class citizen of the world.

You do not deserve privacy and protection of your personal information, what you do, what you see online, who you talk to etc. So unfortunately, we all need to get used to it.

So, what am I referring to? Well we have President Trump to thank. According to him if you are not American then you are a second-rate citizen of the world. Regarding your rights to privacy and a private life as are all our rights as human beings and enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Right, they do not exist.

On twitter Cobun Keegan (@cobun) highlighted that the executive order President Trump enacted on "public safety" directs all federal agencies that the Privacy Act should not extend to second class citizens, namely you and I, and sets the USA on a collision course with the EU over the Privacy Shield. As much as the Privacy Shield is flawed and may not afford all rights we would expect at least it is something to help protect our rights to privacy and redress of abuse.

The section that is concerning is as follows:
Sec. 14. Privacy Act. Agencies shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law, ensure that their privacy policies exclude persons who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents from the protections of the Privacy Act regarding personally identifiable information.
So unfortunately, we will all have to get used to being second class citizens because only American citizens are true blood, sorry I meant first class!

Thoughts?

Reference:

Cobun Keegan tweet found here: https://twitter.com/cobun/status/824398742275104768

 

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