Nothing to Hide Argument
This cluster centers on debates and critiques of the 'nothing to hide' argument used to dismiss the importance of privacy, with commenters arguing that privacy is a fundamental right independent of having secrets.
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Why do you need privacy if you have nothing to hide?
"i don't care if i don't have privacy" is not as strong an argument as you think. almost nobody wants strangers to be able to stalk them trivially and arbitrarily.
It's not your business. This is just the old nothing to hide argument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument
what privacy is for, if not freedom
That sounds like the old "I don't do bad things therefore I don't need privacy" pro-spying argument.
Why worry about privacy if you've got nothing to hide...
I guess it's about personal privacy vs private privacy.
Everyone thinks they've got nothing to hide, but that doesn't mean they should freely cede privacy. How much is your freedom worth?
"I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are."https://infosec.exchange/@itisiboller/109472911587284824
Everybody has something to hide. It's called privacy.