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[-] Quik@infosec.pub 236 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say"

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 66 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I expect many people might read this and think "yep, fair enough, I have nothing to hide and nothing to say" and still not understand why either privacy or free speech are valuable.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And the things that are perfectly okay today might be the things you want to hide tomorrow. Abortions and pregnancies, thoughts about labor rights or climate, sexual orientation, ...

[-] SoleInvictus 15 points 1 week ago

As an American, I can vouch for this.

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