The phrase 'If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear' was coined by Joseph Goebbels
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While the phrase is sometimes popularly attributed to Joseph Goebbels, scholarly sources note that this attribution is a common misconception and incorrect.
... it to them ... If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” But as Edward Snowden (2016) mentioned in a televised interview, that phrase, which is growing increasingly popular in the U.S.A., has been attributed to Joseph Goebbels ...
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Alasdair Gilchrist. Nothing. to. hide. nothing. to. fear. It is commonly believed that the phrase, 'nothing to hide nothing to fear', came from Joseph Goebbels ... you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.' Such nonsense and ...
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The 'nothing to hide' argument has been described as the 'most common retort against privacy advocates': suggesting that state surveillance only threatens criminals, and ordinary, law-abiding citizens should have nothing to fear. This essay critically evaluates the 'nothing to hide' argument in light of surveillance in the digital age - both by governments and private actors. It will argue that people generally have things that they would rather keep private, and that breaches of this privacy can lead to 'information-based harms'. Whilst UK and European surveillance law has developed safeguards against these, there remain significant risks in the form of foreign and private surveillance. Ultimately, it contributes to an ongoing discourse about the limits of individual privacy, and the role of the internet in democratic societies.
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