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“I Have Nothing to Hide”- The Dumbest Lie We Keep Repeating (www.hownottoloseyourmind.com)

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 90 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The best commentary I've ever heard on privacy was from the Girl in the movie Anon:

"It's not that I have something to hide. I have nothing I want you to see."

This to me encapsulates perfectly why everybody should want privacy.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 60 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My favorite version is: “I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are.”

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s one of the best counter-arguments. The bathroom door or unlocked phone isn’t really a good example because that’s not the privacy issue those people need to be convinced they need.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

The bathroom door analogy is kinda weird though.

Yes, I do have something to hide. Other people don’t need to see me wipe my ass. Normal people don’t even want to see that, because they have respect and decency. Weirdos who want to see that should not be allowed to. That’s why we have doors.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago

I'll have to reuse that one.

[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 13 points 10 months ago

Also "why do you have a door on your toilet".