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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Let me check your Attic why not, you're not hiding any jews are you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, so what if I want to hide a bunch of Jews in my attic?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Don't post screenshots of text

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Feels like out of all the amendements, the 4th is the most violated one in US history.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck me, the last part hit me HARD. I won't get into the details why because it is painful for me to talk about it.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago

One of the things I warn people about privacy is that it's not about what they might find, it's about what they might pretend to find.

Plenty of dirty cops plant evidence. Who's to say they don't like someone and keep a flash drive full of Cheese Pizza to plant on their computer. Usually that kind of logic gets people on board more easily.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

He misattributes that quote

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1558

You will find the quote in this book that predates Nazi Germany

Not merely was my own mail opened, but the mail of all my relatives and friends—people residing in places as far apart as California and Florida. I recall the bland smile of a government official to whom I complained about this matter: "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So the quote was about the American secret service?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Here’s a scientific dissertation on how and why that phrase sucks: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=998565

It’s so easy to use but very hard to fights against. Worst case of bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We desperately need a constitutional right to privacy, but I doubt that will happen in my or our country's lifetime.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Which country? Plenty of countries have at least a nominal right to privacy, but it doesn't end up meaning much when US companies own your country's communications platforms.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'll let you guess, although you probably only need one guess.

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