Post #3648835
2026-07-07 12:37 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@r_alb/116878691038594948
Also, what a lot of "I have nothing to hide" people miss is that stuff-that-needs-to-be-hidden depends on social and political climate at any given moment and changes with time.
Being pregnant while crossing the US border used to be a non-issue, nothing-to-hide type thing. Now US fascist lawmakers are pushing for pregnancy tests at the border.
This is just a very fresh example, there are endless others.
Once our data is out, we have no control over it. Will it be dangerous in 5-10 years? 👀
Replies (2)
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@icedquinn@blob.cat 2026-07-07 12:45
@rysiek@mstdn.social used to bother people about that one. particularly "you have nothing to hide *right now*." especially as the Modern Audience likes to crucify people for stuff they did in the past over stuff that was possibly hypernormalized at the time they did it in.
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@marcink@stolat.town 2026-07-07 12:57
@rysiek@mstdn.social Also: “I have nothing to hide” “Cool, can I quickly go through your phone then?”