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Privacy only matters to those with something to hide. So goes one of the more inane and disingenuous justifications for mass government and corporate surveillance. There are others, of course, but the “nothing to hide” argument remains a popular way to rationalize or excuse what’s become standard practice in our digital age: the widespread and invasive collection of vast amounts of personal data.
One common response to this line of reasoning is that everyone, in fact, has something to hide, whether they realize it or not. If you’re unsure of whether this holds true for you, I encourage you to read Means of Control by Byron Tau.
Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State
Byron TauCROWN, 2024
Midway through his book, Tau, an investigative journalist, recalls meeting with a disgruntled former
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