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It's not about whether citizens are law abiding, it's about whether the the government is using the data in a legitimate way. I have middle-class friends in Is
by squidi 13y ago
It's not about whether citizens are law abiding, it's about whether the the government is using the data in a legitimate way.
I have middle-class friends in Istanbul fighting a authoritarian government which is arresting people because of their statements on Twitter and Facebook - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/turkish-police-arrests-social-media-protest http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/turkish-police-a.... So the data can easily be abused in a very negative way.
- vbo 13y agoWhich is why the government should not have broad access to your records and why "I've got nothing to hide" is a wrong attitude even for "good citizens": the government's definition of good and bad may shift (or become arbitrary).