My city council rep said 'nothing to hide, nothing to fear' about the new app monitoring proposal.

I used to think that was fine, but after seeing a friend in another country get flagged for a protest group chat, I now encrypt everything. Has anyone else had a real event change their stance on this?

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nina_clark4d ago

Your friend got flagged just for a group chat? That's terrifying.

uma_nelson4d ago

Yeah, that "nothing to hide" line is such a weak argument. A buddy of mine got his bank account frozen for a week because an algorithm flagged a totally normal money transfer to his cousin overseas. The bank said it matched a "suspicious pattern" and he had zero way to fight it. He wasn't hiding anything, but he still got treated like a criminal over a computer guess. That stuff changes you.