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comma@midwest.social to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago

snowden on "nothing to hide, nothing to fear"

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comma@midwest.social to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago
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    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.”

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      So the quote was about the American secret service?

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        Yes

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