Many times I heard the phrase “If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear” ; and I can’t tell you enough how irritated I feel every time I hear it. This sentence pops out every time there is a question about privacy; for example: installation of surveillance cameras, monitoring phone calls, monitoring SMS messages, monitoring emails, revealing bloggers real names and identity, collecting personal information, etc etc.
Why should I fear if I have nothing to hide? well I do have things to hide; everyone have things to hide. If, and only IF, I looked at a porn in the internet, should everyone know I did? If I have a serious health issue that doesn’t prevent me from perfectly performing my job, must everyone know about it? In fact, if even I’ve committed a serious crime, been convicted, rehabilitated and paid my debt to society, why should I be obliged to reveal that history to my neighbors if I pose no threat to them? If I go somewhere which the society believes it is “inappropriate” to go to, should that be published on a newspaper? I’ve done none of these things, and am in no particular rush to, but I demand the right to privacy if those situations arise.
“Nothing to hide, nothing to fear” is a myth, a fallacy, a trojan horse wheeled out by those who can’t justify their surveillance schemes, databases and privacy invasions. It is an argument that insults intelligent individuals.
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لأنها حديث الساعه
القصد من المراقبة هو التقصد فنحن نكتب ليري الناس فكرنا
اما المراقبة بقصد التقصد هنا تكمن مشاكل و ليست مشكله
حاكي عقالي
المشكلة انه لك علي بالكتابة بالعربي.. اخاف اترس المقالة بدليات… انا شخصيا استغربت من موقف بعض النواب من كامرات المراقبة… شنو يعني لاتبوق لاتخاف؟ يعني اذا انا ما ابوق هذا يعطي الحق للحكومة بمراقبتي والتنصت علي؟
منطق قريب
Totally agree. Everyone has a right to their privacy and to choose what to tell to whom.
I cherish my privacy and that of others very much “non of your business” is my commonly used phrase nowadays..
I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE..I AM WHAT I AM!
MSB
Glad you share my opinion
Miznah
Stay on that principle. Your privacy is your right
Maze
Maze… my man… what I like about you is that even the things that should be hidden, you reveal them
congrats on the chiefs win last week… about time!
hmmmmm like what habibi???
hey there, how’ve u been, i’m still in shock
u should see the surveillance cameras here man, Big Brother is watching!
long time, btw, you’re the first blog I ever read! well.. and about your topic, well it is much comfortable to hide sometimes, especially if they’re personal issues which is non of any person’s business like “what are you watching now?” I think we should terminate personal questions, because once they’re asked they’re unconsciously become a threat to personal natural behavior.
Deema
Hey Deema…. how are you? yeah long time indeed.
I think one is entitled to hide anything he/she wants to hide. It’s part of our freedom and something we should never let go of.
I agree with dude… But sometime we need to release the presure and talk to trusted friend such as yourself….