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Privacy and the "Nothing To Hide" Argument
privacyprof writes "One of the most common responses of those unconcerned about government surveillance or privacy invasions is 'I've got nothing to hide.' According to the 'nothing to hide' argument, there is no threat to privacy unless the government uncovers unlawful activity, in which case a person has no legitimate justification to claim that it remain private. The 'nothing to hide' argument is quite prevalent. Is there a way to respond to this argument that would really register with people in the general public? In a short essay, 'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy, Professor Daniel Solove takes on the 'nothing to hide' argument and exposes its faulty underpinnings." At the base of the fallacy, as Bruce Schneier has noted, is the "faulty premise that privacy is about hiding a wrong."
I'm going to make an assumption that you're fond of the current government due to your religious convictions, based on the content of your signature link.
Your religious beliefs are yours and yours alone, and I do not wish to criticise them or you. However, please know that the current administration is as far away from religious morality as possible. The administration purposely tailored its message towards religious members of this country, solely in order to get into power. They have lied to you like they have lied to every other group in this country, perhaps even more so to people like you because of the sheer number in the religious right here in the US.
Remember, the primary message of religion should be peace. Not war, not discrimination, not senseless killing & torturing for oil or for the guise of a "war on terror", peace. They manipulated you just to get your vote, and then they set about ruining this country for the sake of profits. Please don't support them in their actions.