Privacy vs. “I have nothing to hide” (2019)

Re:Privacy vs. “I have nothing to hide” (2019) by parker_mountain on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @01:47PM (#32840666)

There's a huge difference between secret because it's embarrassing and secret because it's a pain to deal with fraud. Many of them would have no problem turning all of that banking info over to "the authorities" :)

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Re:Privacy vs. “I have nothing to hide” (2019) by tekknik on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:00PM (#32846108)

i can definitely think of a few things that can come from purchase history that could end careers, relationships or families:

1) Having homophobic parents and buying anything supporting a “non-traditional lifestyle” (like books from a particular vendor)

2) Having liberal parents and buying say a firearm

3) An unfaithful spouse supporting another relationship (remember Ashley Madison?)

4) Being a well known promoter of a particular brand when buying from another for personal use

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