The Human Trap

I once repaired a latch on 2 outside swing doors for a trash area. It was a rudimentary mechanism, simply a steel rod held by gravity into a hole drilled in the concrete pad. I realized it possible to be locked inside if the door were to close, the latch was on the outside. I went into the truck to get a tool, and sure enough, an employee had locked herself in.

I thought, if I was an alien with a taste for humans, how easy prey we would be...

Having recently completed some network training, I realized the perception of privacy on the internet is imaginary. You may believe your ISP IP address is dynamic, but guess what? Not likely. And the modem inside your house? Your computer? Your network router? Every NIC (Network Interface Card) has a unique physical address. It wasn't me! OOooops, the long arm of the law, if it knows what it's doing, can reach right down that cable, telephone line, or wireless connection, and document physical evidence if seized during a search. Hal? I doubt it. Big Brother, maybe...