“I have nothing to hide” until the government decides what you are and always have been has suddenly become a crime. Now all those years of “not hiding” makes conviction guaranteed.
The whole abortion thing in the US is pretty perfect to demonstrate that argument. You can assume that you have nothing to hide in the current political situation of your country, but say that somehow changes and they define you as the outgroup and suddenly things are very different. I wouldn’t want a cryptographic backdoor in my messenger, then. Looking at you, EU
Or assume you’re visiting China or some other country with strong opinions on how you’re allowed to speak of the ruling party. Or some religious extremist country that doesn’t like women. Or one where drug cartels pull the strings and they may think you have valuable skills. (I think I’m approaching 3/4 of the world.)
Which leads to an interesting conclusion. The argument “I have nothing to hide” is very first world problem-y. It’s a luxury that we can afford to not look behind our figurative backs all the time.
“I have nothing to hide”
undresses in public
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That’s a suspicious mole… Your health insurance premium will be adjusted accordingly.
Your premium will go up AND we will still deny future claims.
Yes, but we can’t see the inside
Hides airport scanner under a sheet. This? No, don’t worry, it’s just a telephone box.
Instead of “I have nothing to hide,” we should be thinking, “I have nothing to show.” Privacy should be the default.
I think the “problem” with privacy is it is new and people have not evolved with the concept. Think about it we grew evolved from tribes to towns and in those generations everyone knew everyone and what was happening. Hell multi bedroom dwellings are a fairly new idea and people had multiple kids.
Nothing to no privacy.
Hide today tomorrow.
Still somewhat makes sense.
