17 June 2006

The Eternal Value of Privacy

The lazy argument for security measures that are intrusive usually goes something like this: "If you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear." I think that we need a similar 'put it on a tee-shirt' phrase to counter that. Maybe we have it here
Liberty requires security without intrusion, security plus privacy. Widespread police surveillance is the very definition of a police state. And that's why we should champion privacy even when we have nothing to hide.

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