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"What do you have to hide" is the most naive and/or disingenuous rebuttal ever seen in a privacy discussion. "What do you have to fear" is a more honest one. A
by seabee 15y ago
"What do you have to hide" is the most naive and/or disingenuous rebuttal ever seen in a privacy discussion.
"What do you have to fear" is a more honest one. As it turns out, there are plenty of malicious actors you have to fear. Private investigators or fraudsters blagging private records. Identity theft. Embarrassing details coming out you'd rather your family didn't see.
But since you have nothing to hide, why not tell me your contact details, your bank details? If you refuse then I think we have established that some things should be kept under control rather than wantonly shared.
- bretpiatt 15y agoThe "what do you have to hide" question isn't disingenuous it is in the context of the discussion.. Facebook Connect isn't giving your bank account details to anyone. That is much more disingenuous of a comment trying to equate the two. An example of the type of sharing it will do and where sharing information is good. I use Spotify and that tracks the music I listen to. If a concert ticket sales site was integrated and had access to the same information when I visit it they'll be able to show me relevant content -- this is a good thing. If you have behaviors on the Internet or in public you're trying to hide from people maybe you shouldn't be doing them. Time for some personal reflection here. Eric Schmidt was pretty direct on this and caught a lot of flack for it because people don't like being held accountable.