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by andrei_says_ 2629 days ago
In addition to this, if the data exists, at some point in the future it will be compromised. The only way to avoid this is to not collect it.

And to anyone who says “I have nothing to hide” — imagine your worst enemy having all this information about you easily searchable with the intention to weaponize it for their purpose.
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andrerm 2628 days ago
No need for a worst enemy. Just expose your email and password on Facebook or Twitter and tomorrow all your personal and professional contacts will be thinking you are crazy. Maybe you'll be able to save your relationship. Certainly not your job. Edit: spelling
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godelski 2628 days ago
> And to anyone who says “I have nothing to hide”

To anyone saying that, they need to stop quoting Nazi propaganda. Term is coined by (but not originating from) Goebbels.

Note: The origin is from a fictional dystopia.

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andrei_says_ 2626 days ago
Thank you. A great way to address the sentiment.
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godelski 2626 days ago
I mean I get why people say it. But we have to also be honest with ourselves. If it is something (strongly) pushed by societies that we utterly despise (be the Nazis, the dystopian writing of Sinclair (origin), or Voldemort's puppet state), it probably doesn't align with the beliefs of a free society.

The phrase is too frequently used by societies that we consider to not be free, being pervasive enough that a single use in literature would tell you that the characters live in an oppressive regime. Yet somehow we can make that connection but don't make it when actual politicians and citizens repeat it.

Personally I feel sickened that the phrase is so pervasive in our society (goes beyond the US). Just as I'd be if people were constantly saying "Work will set you free."

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matz1 2628 days ago
It's not feasible. It requires all the players to cooperate and one leak will ruin it.

We will have to use punishment as deterrent for someone who is harming other with all of this information.

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tssva 2628 days ago
I would guess that most of the people not worried because they have nothing to hide don't have a worst enemy.
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mirimir 2628 days ago
Or at least, a worst enemy that they don't see as one.
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