I suppose there's a different privacy issue w/ regard to phone manufactures and software developers (and potential hackers) tracking your rough whereabouts, but, technically, isn't locally stored location information redundant? Telcom's have long cooperated with law enforcement in tracking and spying on their customers, and, my understanding anyway, is that provisions of the Patriot Act allow for warrantless taps, searches, etc.

So, what is the difference? Why the outcry and concern? Heck, there's even a case of the FBI activating users' microphones remotely to bug their conversations. Seems scarier to me. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029_3-6140191.html

If large, well-funded companies, even those that specialize in security (!), or whose business depends upon keeping their proprietary info safe, cannot keep their servers secure, what chance does a Mom and Pop operation like mine have?

This year I spent 4 weeks studying the OS X Server Security Config (400 pp.), and implementing those recommendations. I've looked at best practice guides for all the underlying FOSS tools I use. I monitor logs.

But it's seems never enough to keep out a determined, skilled hacker. Do I despair? Give up? What lessons can I take from this?