If You Have Nothing to Hide…

March 17, 2008 Civil Liberties, Political, Uncategorised 1

A C Grayling demolishes the moronic mantra of those who think we owe the state (or anyone else, for that matter) unfettered access to our privacy;

In the current debate about the erosion of civil liberties, a stock claim aimed at dampening the ardour of their defenders is that “if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear”.

The answer to this is – oh indeed? – nothing to fear from legislation that reduces civil liberties by extending the power of the state to detain, inspect, question, collect personal information, intercept communications, and deploy new and more instruments of surveillance and monitoring such as CCTV cameras and ID cards?

Indeed. Go read it all.

 
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  1. Of course, if you try to find out any personal details about those people who shout “if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear” you will find it impossible.

    Laughably, you will also be told that the secrecy is for their security.

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