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Re:Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide' by sharagoz on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @09:15AM (#4105696)
The problem I have with the "nothing to hide" argument is that it is aimed at secrecy and hence invalid. The issue is never about secrecy, it's about privacy, and that's a huge huge difference. "I dont need privacy because I have nothing to hide" doesn't make much sense.

I have long looked for a more crystal clear way of formulating the importance of privacy and why it's different from having something to hide.

Re:Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide' by re_todd on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @12:31PM (#4106818)
Great point. When people alter one or two key works, it can shift the whole debate. We need to be aware of that.