Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid of Dropbox,” Avoid Facebook and Google

Re:Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid of Dropbox,” Avoi... by staz on Saturday October 11, 2014 @07:49PM (#8443763)

The downvotes are probably because "The nothing to hide" line is such a tired argument.

Do you have blinds on your windows? Do you mind if we place a camera in your bathroom? Why? You have nothing to hide.

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Re:Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid of Dropbox,” Avoi... by dllthomas on Saturday October 11, 2014 @08:12PM (#8443831)

I think there is a subtle distinction between the "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear; ergo privacy invasion is good" meme, and what was said above ("privacy invasion is bad, but I am not concerned with invasion if my privacy because I have nothing to hide"). Which is not to say there's nothing to object to in the latter.

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Re:Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid of Dropbox,” Avoi... by film42 on Saturday October 11, 2014 @08:02PM (#8443798)

I see your point, but I was addressing the Snowden quote from the article where he said, "When you say, ‘I have nothing to hide,’ you’re saying, ‘I don’t care about this right.’"

Also, I really don't like that counter argument. I think it's supposed to instill fear. Everyone has a blindless-window on the internet. Like, what happens when you google: "<username> freenode"?

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