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People abuse their power, but that wouldn't matter if you really had nothing to hide. But everybody has something to hide.

Your social security number? Your bank account number? Your debit card PIN? Yeah, pretty sure you have something to hide.



The other issue is just because something doesn't need to be hidden today doesn't mean a change in the political/social winds could happen that requires you to hide it tomorrow.


No. Sorry. This is invalid. It would be pretty bad if we declare some shit illegal and retroactively apply the "law". You will be charged for shit that everyone did and is perfectly fine. For example: How would you like to go to jail for not being a Christian? This will be weaponized.

This is what fascism looks like.


It was okay to be a Jew in Germany until it wasn't. I know, Godwin's Law, but valid in this case.


Imagine they make Marijuana illegal again in the states where is legal know.

Before that you shared your consuming habits online.

Then it becomes illegal.

You are now a suspect and get a search warrant and if they find traces of marijuana you go to jail.


Or like the anti-abortion laws showed, at first you have nothing to hide, them they change laws and all of sudden you have but it's too late


That’s the second time I see bank account number framed as something private. Why? It doesn’t authorise anyone to do anything. It’s not like a debit/credit card number.




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