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Why Privacy Matters (with Neil Richards)

Free Thoughts

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We All Have Something to Hide

Nothing to hide is wrong in its own terms. We all have something to hide, he says. Privacy enables civility and freedom of expression for a number of reasons - including that we don't know what each other's sexual fantasies or religious views are. And finally, i think privacy around political views enables us to figure those sorts of things out -- if only because we don't kill each other.

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