“There are many, many reasons to be concerned about the rise of the surveillance state, even if you have nothing to hide. Or rather, even if you think you have nothing to hide. For those confronted by such simplistic arguments, here are a three counterarguments that perhaps might get these people thinking about what they’re actually giving up.”
http://reason.com/archives/2013/06/12/three-reasons-the-nothing-to-hide-crowd/print
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