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I actually don't mind the government running a background check on me or looking into my private affairs as I don't have anything to hide from them. To me, that
by bedris 15y ago
I actually don't mind the government running a background check on me or looking into my private affairs as I don't have anything to hide from them. To me, that actually feels much more dignified than walking barefoot over a disgusting carpet and having my person searched in public.
I can certainly understand how some people would see this as an invasion of their privacy though, and I respect that viewpoint as well. Maintaining the dignity and privacy of individual citizens while putting procedures in place to intercept legitimate threats is not an easy problem to solve.
- astrodust 15y agoEveryone has something to hide because you never know what they're looking for. Maybe they'll find some long-shot link to terrorism and book you for it. Maybe they'll find something on your Facebook page that doesn't smell right. Maybe they'll think your name is suspicious. Maher Arar is a Canadian citizen who was arrested and tortured because he inadvertently listed a "suspected terrorist" as a contact on a lease. In other words, he knew someone who was suspected of knowing someone who was allegedly a terrorist. How many degrees away do you have to be to be safe? This hysteria over security brings about a lot of lapses of judgement with enormous consequences to people with "nothing to hide". Anything that perpetuates this absurd security theater, especially by introducing an arbitrary double standard, is only going to make things worse.