Yeah, that is the most common response I get. Not quite sure what the best approach to deal with that is.
Generally I’ve found the people who say this get privacy and secrecy confused. You close the door when you go to the bathroom because you want privacy, not because you have anything to hide. Everyone has a pretty good idea what you’re doing in there but you close the door anyways. Secrecy would be if you were cooking Meth in the bathroom and wanted to keep it a secret.
That’s the right response!
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I got someone to use Signal recently, because I don’t text outside of it. Last week, she asked me why that is. I sent this Bruce Schneier essay on the eternal value of privacy to someone who knows absolutely nothing about tech, and she understood.
I’m gonna try it again next time it comes up with someone else. I think this essay does a really good job of putting it into perspective, so I’m hoping this is the silver bullet I can continue to send when someone asks.
Overall, in general, I try to keep it in real world terms. Why do you close the door when you go to the bathroom? Why do you lock your doors? Why do you have curtains/blinds? etc., along with what some other intelligent people responded here.
Thank you for that article, it is brief, to the point and easy to understand. I will try giving that to people in the future.
“The rights we enjoy today may become illegal tomorrow”
Yeah, I tend to like that response, sometimes it works but people seem to think it would never happen here…
True, you just can’t reason with some ppl.
“The you won’t kind providing me with your full birth name, ss#, address, mother’s maiden name, bank account number, pin, computer login, phone login” etc, etc.
Suddenly they’ll be worried about privacy.
Offer to install a security camera in their restroom, duh
Better in every room, even the bathroom
Hah, fair enough, most people don’t seem to understand that it is so close to that though.
You unfortunately can’t teach something like this to someone who doesn’t even understand the consequences of it. Or care. Leading a horse to water n all that.
send me a naked picture of yourself might work
