"I have nothing to hide."

[darwinwoodka@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota

That's why we should own our own data and decide who gets to access it

[the_universality@mastodon.novotnykrystof.com]

@crazyeddie @Tutanota What is Nixon? This is the first time I hear about this.

[d4v@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota I stopped arguing with people that says that. Because they even doesn't care if their medical history and everything gets leaked.

[rhoot@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@pepintheshort @Tutanota there was a teacher on fedi some time ago (sorry, don't remember who) that said their students would often say they have nothing to hide. And when they did, they would tell them "okay good, tell the rest of the class about the last time you masturbated", and the entire class immediately got it.

[tylilbro@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota isn't "I have nothing to hide" used when someone doesn't have any evidence against them on something.

[crazyeddie@mastodon.social]

@The_Universality @Tutanota Nixon -> Richard -> Dick

[dmir@gehirneimer.de]

@Tutanota@mastodon.social I think saying to the people using the argument never realize how much they care about their own privacy. They think that having “nothing to hide” is some sort of a virtue, something to strive for, because that’s what good people have and good people don’t get into trouble - and you just can’t argue with a person’s belief of their own virtuousness if you want to persuade them.

“What would you like to show to complete strangers?” yields far more privacy-minded answers in my experience, or “What are you okay with giving away about yourself?”

[phaedral@beige.party]

@Tutanota And anyway, the issue isn't whether or not I have anything to hide, it's whether or not my business is any of theirs. It's not. My business is none of the government's or big tech's business. They need to keep their flipping noses to themselves. That's the point. I don't have to justify anything. They're the ones overstepping bounds poking their nose places they don't belong all in the name of greed. Don't accept the inverse frame. It's on them to justify a need to know. Otherwise none of it is anybody's business.

[pepintheshort@ieji.de]

@crazyeddie @Tutanota what an unfortunate coincidence!

[the_universality@mastodon.novotnykrystof.com]

@crazyeddie Oh I get it no.

Quite funny indeed.

[pepintheshort@ieji.de]

@rhoot @Tutanota exactly, I think many people mix up privacy with dodgy off the books affairs and that's quite wrong, as you pointed out. During school I liked Pokémon and didn't want anyone to find out. Some people travel to destinations where being gay is illegal. Your ideology you write about is fine here and now but might attract troubles in the future (cough cough Trump) there are many legit examples

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@Tutanota

The petrostate oligarchs funding AI surveillance technology come from nations accustomed to serfs & slaves.
https://sources.news/p/mark-zuckerberg-meta-muse-ai-podcast-interview

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-bricks-perv-smart-glasses

https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-glasses-camera-disabled-tampering-recording-light-update-2026-9

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/meta-settlement-social-media-facebook-whatsapp-glasses/

Feels like home to them when everyone is being watched & it can be bricked remotely at any time.

https://www.cnbc.com/2012/05/16/a-russian-magnates-facebook-bet-pays-off-big.html

https://qz.com/1121238/who-is-yuri-milner-the-russian-billionaire-who-funneled-kremlin-money-into-facebook

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russian-billionaire-usmanov-buys-stake-in-apple-46010

https://www.dw.com/en/the-russian-oligarchs-of-the-fincen-files/a-55062675

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-richest-billionaires-putin-getting-wealthier-fast-2108587

https://www.salon.com/2025/01/03/mark-zuckerberg-puts-in-charge-of-policy-as-he-seeks-to-make-nice-with/

https://qz.com/266502/imagine-if-gmail-bought-facebook-and-they-were-both-owned-by-the-presidents-buddy

[ferret@hub.workersofthe.world]

@Tuta "I don't care if anyone knows that about me," said by the same person as, "Oh my god, Youtube just recommended me something and I was just thinking about it, this is so scary, how does it do that?!"

[epic_null@infosec.exchange]

@Tutanota I have places where I am alone at night, unarmed and unprepared to protect myself.

[aperture@snug.moe]

@Tutanota i have nothing to hide mfers when i walk into their room mid sex and cheer them on

-carrie

[ponchorebel@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota
truest fucking shit I've read the entire year, so far.

[madengineering@hachyderm.io]

@Tutanota Privacy is knowing that at some point some lunatic with much more power than he deserves is going to decide "You know what, fuck that mad engineer guy, how can I best lean on him?" and the more I have in public, the more tools this guy is going to have.

[rogue_cells@chaos.social]

@Tutanota I don't need privacy because of me doing something nefarious. I need privacy because I have to question your intent, goodwill, and competence to keep me safe, based on your past actions.

[toriver@mas.to]

@d4v @Tutanota It’s especially funny when it comes from Americans, when the US has the concept of "doxxing" where someone spreads someone else’s address, phone number, email address or the like…

[aurelpere@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota