I have no idea what it's like to be paranoid, but a few years ago, there was a move in Maine to do serious background checks on all teachers and teachers aids. That set up a huge storm of protest from many teachers who resented the invasion of privacy. There was one whom I dated briefly, and she was almost hysterical about it. Why? because she had spent time in a psych unit and she was afraid they would find out.
When I went to work for the government I had to pass a background check, and, not having anything to hide, there was no problem. Having "Secret clearance" doesn't mean a thing to me.

We Americans love that word "Privacy" even though it doesn't appear anywhere in the constitution.

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Thread closed because it's been a target for a heavy barrage of Spam. Since it's a contentious thread, I will not reopen it.
-Joe Offer-