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I'd start with "it's not always about you" because it's likely to stop them in their tracks long enough to get a real explanation in. Stalkers, harassers, ident

I'd start with "it's not always about you" because it's likely to stop them in their tracks long enough to get a real explanation in. Stalkers, harassers, identity thieves, and other criminals routinely use perfectly innocent information about people to harm them. So do some parts of the government, unfortunately. Even if you are not a target (which is less likely than you think), others certainly are. Children have nothing to hide either, but we still take extra privacy measures to protect them.

ahje 9y ago
This is the argument I am using most of the time. Most people agree that there are malicious actors out there, and that many would be able to exploit free access to a person's personal data in some way. Would you trust a burgular with your location data when you're on vacation? No? Neither would I. Would you trust a business you barely know anything about to keep your location data out of the hands of someone who commits crime for a living? In my case, not a chance.