I know data privacy is important and I know that big corporations like Meta became powerful enough to even manipulate elections using our data.

But, when I talk to people in general, most seem to not worry because they “have nothing to hide”, and most are only worried about their passwords, banking apps and not much else.

So, why should people worry about data privacy even if they have “nothing to hide”?

  • borkcorkedforks@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Well, it’s a bullshit argument. Do the “nothing to hide” people shit with all the doors and windows open or on a video stream? Do the “nothing to hide” people freely give out their bank details or nudes?

    There is absolutely no reason to assume the government can be trusted to keep your private info private. If anything there is good reason to assume it won’t be or it will be used against you. Maybe there is a leak or someone gets into power that shouldn’t.

    From a legal perspective it doesn’t make any sense either. Political winds change governments and laws. Things you feel will always be legal may not be in the future. We could easily have a red scare 2.0 or get fascism in power.

    Society changes as well. How many people are fucked over by online activity or picture from a decade ago? Lots of common social stances have not aged well. Crap kids say or document online will begin to affect them as an adult. Look at how some people target lgbt groups just for existing.