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The downvotes are probably because "The nothing to hide" line is such a tired argument. Do you have blinds on your windows? Do you mind if we place a camera in
by staz 12y ago
The downvotes are probably because "The nothing to hide" line is such a tired argument.
Do you have blinds on your windows? Do you mind if we place a camera in your bathroom? Why? You have nothing to hide.
- film42 12y agoI see your point, but I was addressing the Snowden quote from the article where he said, "When you say, ‘I have nothing to hide,’ you’re saying, ‘I don’t care about this right.’" Also, I really don't like that counter argument. I think it's supposed to instill fear. Everyone has a blindless-window on the internet. Like, what happens when you google: "<username> freenode"?
- dllthomas 12y agoI think there is a subtle distinction between the "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear; ergo privacy invasion is good" meme, and what was said above ("privacy invasion is bad, but I am not concerned with invasion if my privacy because I have nothing to hide"). Which is not to say there's nothing to object to in the latter.