<story><title>The EARN IT bill is back, seeking to scan our messages and photos</title><url>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/earn-it-bill-back-again-seeking-scan-our-messages-and-photos</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>MikeDelta</author><text>Many seem to not realize that privacy is not about having something to hide (I guess that would be secrecy), but about the right to keep things to yourself. Those are two different concepts.</text></item><item><author>maerF0x0</author><text>A reminder that &amp;quot;you have nothing to hide&amp;quot; argument is a fallacy because people abuse their power:&lt;p&gt;Some first hits as reminders of places where their powers are abused&lt;p&gt;[1]: &amp;quot;NSA staff used spy tools on spouses, ex-lovers: watchdog&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-usa-surveillance-watchdog&amp;#x2F;nsa-staff-used-spy-tools-on-spouses-ex-lovers-watchdog-idUSBRE98Q14G20130927&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-usa-surveillance-watchdog...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2022&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;police-can-access-your-ring-camera-footage-without-a-warrant&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2022&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;police-can-access-your-ring-ca...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[3]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;warrantless-border-searches-draw-call-for-supreme-court-action&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;warrantless-border-searches-dr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>louloulou</author><text>&amp;quot;Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn&amp;#x27;t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn&amp;#x27;t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;--
excerpt from A Cypherpunk&amp;#x27;s Manifesto,
Eric Hughes,
March 9, 1993</text></comment>
<story><title>The EARN IT bill is back, seeking to scan our messages and photos</title><url>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/earn-it-bill-back-again-seeking-scan-our-messages-and-photos</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>MikeDelta</author><text>Many seem to not realize that privacy is not about having something to hide (I guess that would be secrecy), but about the right to keep things to yourself. Those are two different concepts.</text></item><item><author>maerF0x0</author><text>A reminder that &amp;quot;you have nothing to hide&amp;quot; argument is a fallacy because people abuse their power:&lt;p&gt;Some first hits as reminders of places where their powers are abused&lt;p&gt;[1]: &amp;quot;NSA staff used spy tools on spouses, ex-lovers: watchdog&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-usa-surveillance-watchdog&amp;#x2F;nsa-staff-used-spy-tools-on-spouses-ex-lovers-watchdog-idUSBRE98Q14G20130927&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reuters.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;us-usa-surveillance-watchdog...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2022&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;police-can-access-your-ring-camera-footage-without-a-warrant&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2022&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;police-can-access-your-ring-ca...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[3]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;warrantless-border-searches-draw-call-for-supreme-court-action&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;reason.com&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;26&amp;#x2F;warrantless-border-searches-dr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>StingyJelly</author><text>Exactly! The best way someone put it - right to choose what to share and who to share it with.</text></comment>