Re:Why no one cares about privacy anymore
by fexl on Friday March 12, 2010 @08:32AM
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Voluntary transparency is good for reputation and good for business. However, I choose not to live in a glass house. To those who demand to know what I'm trying to hide, I demand to know what they're trying to steal.
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Re:Why no one cares about privacy anymore
by dustingetz on Friday March 12, 2010 @12:08PM
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trying to steal? what? edit: my point is that telling the people you're trying to convince that they are somehow stealing, is not helping our cause.
Re:Why no one cares about privacy anymore
by loup-vaillant on Friday March 12, 2010 @12:27PM
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This is an analogy to physical possessions. "Steal" translate to "disclose", here.
Personally, I don't like analogies very much. I go for a more direct approach:
Google: "If I am doing nothing wrong, then I have nothing to hide",
Privacy advocate: "if I am doing nothing wrong, then you have nothing to see".
Privacy advocate is closer to "If you don't suspect me of something, you have no reason to be looking".
"Innocent until proven guilty" isn't meant to protect the guilty, it's meant to protect the innocent.
Re:Why no one cares about privacy anymore
by loup-vaillant on Sunday March 14, 2010 @08:34AM
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That's exactly what I was saying. Out of context, the phrasing I have chosen may not be the best one, but it matches the phrasing of the sentence it responds to. I think it has more impact in a live debate.
I don't trust any individual who insists on observing everything I say or do. It is very likely that such an individual aims to control my life or property by threat of force.
I used the word "steal" for that concept because it was the only word that sprang to mind. I'm happy to reword it if you think of something else.