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Re:Why 'I Have Nothing to Hide' Is the Wrong Way to Think Ab... by kodah on Thursday July 22, 2021 @03:56PM (#27923511)
Yeah, I've tried that explanation as well. I think the problem is that privacy as a problem is fairly abstract and multi-branched in both issues and logic.
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Re:Why 'I Have Nothing to Hide' Is the Wrong Way to Think Ab... by not_zxc on Thursday July 22, 2021 @06:37PM (#27925200)
Ask them to give you 100 bucks from their wallet. Then keep it.

Cheapest privacy lesson they'll ever get.

(The point: privacy about who is allowed to acquire the valuables. The owner is in control, not someone else. Once they decide to give that away: fine, now it's no longer under their control.)

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Re:Why 'I Have Nothing to Hide' Is the Wrong Way to Think Ab... by johnisgood on Thursday July 22, 2021 @08:28PM (#27925980)
And their messages, their photos, and so forth. After all, they have got nothing to hide!

Sometimes I think the issue is not being personalized enough, as in, because they do not know the person doing it, it is not an issue. It is an issue if it is you, standing next to them, but it is not an issue if you would be out of sight. It is silly.

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