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[–] tehfcae 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

My retort to that is. You have nothing you want hide from your government, but the methods our government uses to violate our privacy cause security holes for other governments and organizations to see. Even if they don't use the same exploits all that data is getting stored in a database. Databases can be broken into, it happens a lot. So even if we find a way that only 'the good guys' get to see our data, it is still vulnerable for 'the bad guys'. Do you really want terrorists knowing your schedule and your views about them?

What if you wanted to travel? Do you really think every government agrees with what you have to say.

I also discuss how the lack of transparency can lead to a huge lack of accountability. I normally use this argument against my girlfriend's very religious family. Let's say the person assigned to go through the data of you and your associates is homosexual, and someone in your family says something anti homosexual. What is going to stop that person from saying they found plans to bomb a gay bar on your hard drive?

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[–] mudcatca 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Do you want all of your friends and neighbors to have eyeball access to your underwear drawer anytime they want to take a peek? How about strangers who work for the government? What about creepers and stalkers?

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[–] omegletrollz 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The best argument is "tell me all of your secrets right now". If they have nothing to hide then they should have no problem with that. And if they say they have no secrets you can call them big fat cock-sucking liars with a hundred percent confidence and the point is proven.

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[–] douglasmacarthur 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

My constitutional right to.

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[–] zab 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

This article succinctly explains the importance of privacy.

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[–] NotWearingPants 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Do you close the door when you go to the bathroom?

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[–] wervenyt 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

I prefer "Everyone knows you have genitalia, that doesn't mean you walk around naked."

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[–] NotWearingPants 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Does this mean dick-pics are less cool?

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[–] Stopped_clock 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

As basic as it gets - no corporation or government selected to rule on behalf of the people has any right whatsoever to my private life unless there is evidence or intelligence pointing towards illegal activities.

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[–] pcdude 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Who gets to decide what is right and wrong? If you are a liberally inclined individual and a socially conservative wave sweeps the government, are you comfortable with them looking through your life and attacking you for doing what you think is right? If you are conservatively inclined and a socially liberal wave sweeps the government, are you okay with them looking through your life and labeling your views as hate speech?

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