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A comment on Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have 'Nothing to Hide' (2011). Parent comment

Re:Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have 'Nothing to Hide' (2... by LLWM on Thursday January 29, 2015 @03:44PM (#8968720)
The government silencing protest is the problem there, not a lack of privacy. Dissidents don't have that need if society and government allow free expression.
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Re:Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have 'Nothing to Hide' (2... by AgentME on Thursday January 29, 2015 @03:57PM (#8968787)
If the government were perfect, then privacy might not be that much of an issue. Until then, privacy is often a useful stopgap measure.
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Re:Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have 'Nothing to Hide' (2... by josho on Thursday January 29, 2015 @05:37PM (#8969354)
Some governments today would view a protest like this as a possible terrorist action.

For what it's worth this example more than any other, that I've heard, explains why privacy is important.

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Re:Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have 'Nothing to Hide' (2... by LordKano on Friday January 30, 2015 @11:43AM (#8972813)
Government silencing protest is a problem, it is not THE problem.

We should do whatever necessary to make it as difficult as possible for governments to silence protests.

There is less need for dissidents if the society and government allow the free airing of grievances.

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