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Honestly, the "I have nothing to hide" line is flawed in itself, regardless of whether you actually do or not. With enough data about someone, a narrative can b
by swells34 3y ago
Honestly, the "I have nothing to hide" line is flawed in itself, regardless of whether you actually do or not. With enough data about someone, a narrative can be built that they are guilty of something. And even if it is finally determined that they did nothing wrong, it is a massive waste of time and energy to prove that. See "railroading", the US Law Enforcement's greatest national past time.
- genewitch 3y ago"Three felonies a day"
- Nevermark 3y agoAND: data on someone provides a the means to coerce them in hard to identify ways. Would you reveal everything about your financial, work and personal lives to someone you were in a business negotiation with? Just because they wouldn't do anything "illegal" with it? Information about each of us is leverage. Even when used legally, it gives away our power over our lives to others, to use against us.