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I think the reason most people are wary of sharing banking information is that they are worried you would exploit it or because of social norms not to talk abou
by kritiko 4y ago
I think the reason most people are wary of sharing banking information is that they are worried you would exploit it or because of social norms not to talk about money, not that they have something to hide.
- beermonster 4y ago‘Something to hide’ in English often has a negative connotation meaning deliberately trying to deceive or something bad they did and don’t want you to know about. Better would be to not use that phrase as most people have something they wish to remain private or secret, without it being anything sinister. Like their password for example !
- philipov 4y agoWhat better reason to hide something than because you think people will exploit that knowledge to harm you? You don't even need to think the party you're giving the information to will abuse it. Can you trust them to not pass it on or have it stolen from them? We have many many examples of why you should not.
- kritiko 4y ago>"I will be expecting your credit card and bank information on my table in the morning" I've shared this (or similar info) with landlords and realtors and platforms that I don't trust. That's life.
- philipov 4y agoThe point is that just because you have something to hide doesn't mean you've done anything wrong. You might end up sharing that information in certain situations, but carefully. The framing those who promulgate that phrasing want to push is that not wanting to share information with the government makes you suspicious, because your only possible reason could be wrongdoing. This notion is hostile to liberty and security.
- pessimizer 4y agoThat's a arbitrary limiting of "something to hide." A: "I have nothing to hide." B: "Give me your bank details." A: "Not like that! That's not something to hide because I'm hiding them to protect my savings." B: "The reason other people hide things is also to protect themselves, their property, and their loved ones."
- kritiko 4y ago"Hiding them to protect my savings" is a result of our broken identity system, I'd say that's tangential to privacy. As Mitchell and Webb pointed out, "identity theft" is actually bank theft that's blamed on the account holder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9ptA3Ya9E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9ptA3Ya9E
- pessimizer 4y agoI completely agree with you about "identity theft" but I also keep the keys to my house private, although anybody who would burglarize me if I didn't would clearly be in the wrong and legally liable for my things. Notwithstanding any legal or ethical judgement, being burglarized would cause me significant inconvenience and at the very least some sentimental losses, even if I were ultimately compensated years later with interest. Therefore, I keep my keys private to protect myself.
- bulatb 4y agoWhat people mean is that they've done nothing wrong, not that there's nothing they'd rather keep secret. "Not like that!" means they're annoyed you're focused on their words instead of their meaning. They're about to write you off and walk away with their beliefs even stronger.