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The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop caring about anyone fighting for their freedom. And one day, you might be one of them.

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[-] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 106 points 2 months ago

The 'hand me your unlocked phone' has worked for me on several occasions.

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 39 points 2 months ago

To me they just say 'I have stuff to hide from you, not from Google, Facebook, or the government.'

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 45 points 2 months ago

"And the government officials can sell this data to me. Relatively inexpensive too".

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2024
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