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

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

IMO Snowden said it best; saying I'm against privacy because I have nothing to hide is like saying im against free speech because I have nothing to say.

It was also (Goebbels?) the Nazis who came up with that phrase.

Edit: Nazis (sic) came up with the "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear" Not the rest!

Edit2: it was not they who invented it

[–] refalo@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

My favorite was a bit from the wikipedia entry for "nothing to hide" which was since removed...

"you have nothing to hide? then pull down your pants and hand me your unlocked phone."