--- title: Involution Studios | security description: security | Design, Policy, Technology Blog --- [Work](https://www.goinvo.com/work/) [Services](https://www.goinvo.com/services/) [About](https://www.goinvo.com/about/) [Vision](https://www.goinvo.com/vision/) [Contact](http://www.goinvo.com/contact/) - [Home](http://www.goinvo.com) - [Work](https://www.goinvo.com/work/) - [Services](https://www.goinvo.com/services/) - [About](https://www.goinvo.com/about/) - [Vision](https://www.goinvo.com/vision) - [Careers](http://www.goinvo.com/about/careers/) - [Open Office Hours](http://www.goinvo.com/about/open-office-hours/) ## [Plugging in means exposing yourself](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/being-online-means-exposing-yourself) 15.Sep.10 by [Dirk Knemeyer](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/author/dirk-knemeyer) The widely-circulated story today that [Google fired an employee for reviewing the "private" files and information of users, and even harassed a user based on their "private" information](http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/09/15/google.privacy.firing/index.html?hpt=T2) might seem shocking, but it's really only illustrating something that those of us in the industry have known for years: anything we say, type or otherwise create that goes thru a pipe or a satellite or an antenna is fully accessible by every touchpoint in the process. It is kind of like being spied on by someone looking thru a peephole: we think it is private and "ours" but in reality we are buck naked for any prying eye to see. [Read More](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/being-online-means-exposing-yourself) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/being-online-means-exposing-yourself#comments-listing) Topics: [hardware](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/hardware), [culture](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/culture), [predictive](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/predictive), [Analysis](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/analysis), [Blog](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/blog), [security](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/security), [google](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/google), [software](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/software) [All posts](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/all) - [Home](https://www.goinvo.com/) - [Work](https://www.goinvo.com/work/) - [Services](https://www.goinvo.com/services/) - [About](https://www.goinvo.com/about/) - [Careers](https://www.goinvo.com/about/careers/) - [Open Office Hours](https://www.goinvo.com/about/open-office-hours/) - [Vision](https://www.goinvo.com/vision/) - [The Digital Life](http://thedigitalife.com/) - [Contact Us](https://www.goinvo.com/contact/) - [661 Mass Ave Arlington, MA 02476](https://www.google.com/maps/place/661+Massachusetts+Ave,+Arlington,+MA+02476/@42.4161234,-71.1563006,17z/) - [info@goinvo.com](mailto:info@goinvo.com) - [mailto:hello@goinvo.com](mailto:hello@goinvo.com) - - - - -