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The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop caring about anyone fighting for their freedom. And one day, you might be one of them.

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[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What are you even saying? You were talking about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is NOT a US text. And it is based on the Declaration from France from 1789.

Anyway, the UDHR says that humans are born equal in rights, and that individuals have the right to live. It's a good question to wonder what is considered an individual indeed. For example, the US law defines an individual as a human being who was born alive

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It is not a US text but it is accepted to work in the US afaik and I'm quite sure of it. Another person told me that the declaration was edited in 2018 to include the right of abortion. I didn't know about that and I, in contrary to most people in this discussion, am not afraid to admit this and therefore the fact that I was wrong.

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Alright then. Good for you