Absolutely Not a Post About Protecting Your Privacy Online

Management knows you're reading this. They know who you send email to during the day and what sites you visit. Don't think they're not following the going's-on at your blog as well. They've had it on a watch list since you ranted about your boss and the new direction of your pet project.

You can send a message to your overlords just by letting them see you click this link to the Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference, though. Keep clicking; you're signifying your desire for freedom! Click on the list of speakers. Click on the program. When you're ready click on the registration link. The CFP conference starts tomorrow at the Westin Hotel and will go on throughout the week with various approaches and answers to the conference's theme:

Over time, and particularly recently, surveillance of ordinary citizens has increased to dramatic levels. Not only are governments watching more aspects of their citizens’ lives, but those in the private sector are increasing surveillance of people as well. Often lost in the race to “increase intelligence” are discussions about different approaches to address problems like the threat of terrorism that are equally or more effective, but do not involve extensive and constant surveillance.

This essay on the conference's ten-year history is worth reading even if you can't get out from under your boss's thumb for the conference.