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snowden on "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by comma_egomaniac@midwest.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 25 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

He misattributes that quote

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1558

You will find the quote in this book that predates Nazi Germany

Not merely was my own mail opened, but the mail of all my relatives and friends—people residing in places as far apart as California and Florida. I recall the bland smile of a government official to whom I complained about this matter: "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

So the quote was about the American secret service?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 points 22 hours ago

Yes