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“I have nothing to hide”: Why Privacy Matters
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this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2025
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Almost all of that is just cell tower or internet traffic data combined with calling Fred at the DMV who has zero issues pulling records for money. Let alone all the megacorps that have varying levels of legitimate access to the DB themselves.
This is missing the point that in this example, you have to choose who you’re targeting, find someone at the DMV to bribe, get away with the bribe, and even then, this is limited info.
The difference here is that people are willingly handing their data to the parties that want it, bypassing our DMV buddy entirely.
It’s a case of perfect being the enemy of good. I’m not saying this information isn’t available. I’m saying we shouldn’t be in the habit of handing it out.
And I agree. But, like I said