What is a common misconception around privacy? - eviltoast

For me its probably the debate regarding using a VPN with tor - Like the tor devs themselves recommend against using a VPN with tor.

Another is also probably the argument of “nothing to hide, nothing to fear”.

  • Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Those dumb people are confusing privacy with secrecy.

    A good example of privacy is a bathroom. Everyone knows what goes on in bathrooms. It’s not a secret. But you still close the door. Do those people with “nothing to hide” want the government recording and storing video of them every time they use the bathroom or have sex? If they answer “no”, then they value their privacy. (If they answer “yes” they should probably seek therapy).

    An example of secrecy is laundering money to avoid paying taxes on it. That’s not privacy, that’s hiding something illegal.

    • demystify@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      There, that’s the one argument I’ve been missing in my explanations. Thank you, kind sir or ma’am.