Some supporters of President Clinton have complained that he has no privacy. They're upset that many people are meddling in his affairs.

    They obviously want us to distinguish between his foreign, domestic and internal affairs.

    I'm also concerned about the president's privacy, especially in the White House.

    I mean, if you can't have an affair in your own home, where can you have one?

    Don't get me wrong. I'm definitely against affairs, especially the kind that don't involve me.

    What concerns me is that privacy is fast becoming a luxury in today's world. Even ordinary people are losing their privacy, largely because of intrusive technology. It allows almost anyone who isn't Amish to be a snoop.

    In the good old days (not that I lived then), if you happened to do something embarrassing, like forget to wear your pants, you could be assured that no one was videotaping you. And if a witness gossiped about you, it would reach only a few people, whom you could easily kill.

    These days, it's much harder than that.

    If you forget to wear your pants, not only will someone videotape it, they'll also send it to "Inside Edition." (Or a slew of other shows.) And if a witness gossips about you, it will reach everyone on the Internet. You'll be the hottest topic in China, eclipsing the price of rice. Your almost-nude picture may even appear in a newspaper there, under the headline: "Another Clinton supporter."

    Some people have no qualms about reading your electronic mail, eavesdropping on your cellular calls and videotaping your private moments.

    Wherever you go in America -- baseball games, weddings, parades -- there's a good chance someone is videotaping you. As a result, we've all lost one of our basic freedoms -- the freedom to pick our noses.

    Banks and stores use cameras to keep you from robbing them. Some grocery stores have cameras everywhere, afraid you'll make a quick getaway with some carrots.

    Some people have even set up cameras above parks and other public places, sending the images across the Internet. This is an invaluable service to people around the world who are extremely bored.

    Whether you like it or not, there's enough footage of you out there to make a full-length movie, one that might rival Dennis Rodman's. You may one day appear on A&E's Biography: "She was a child of the 20th century who embraced technology and was often seen at her bank's ATM. She had an outstanding memory and always remembered her code. She also enjoyed grocery shopping, and cared for the environment, always picking paper over plastic."

    Computers can be just as intrusive as cameras, storing all kinds of information about you. Strangers with the right connections can find out which movies you rented, what deodorant you use and whether you think O.J.'s guilty. They can find out which clubs you belong to, whom you call regularly and exactly how many times you've slept with the president.

    And worst of all, they can find out your age.

    That should definitely be illegal.