Comment Comment by ned I'm not worried about being under surveillance. I'm neither interesting, nor engaged in anything interesting.That's probably the feeling of most people. Martin Fowler wrote an insightful post about this subject:Privacy Protects Bothersome People …and isn't about me (or probably you) http://martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.htmlHe argues that privacy on the internet is important, not because normal people have something to hide, but because journalists and activists (or other counterpowers in a well-balanced democracy) need a certain level of privacy in order to work. parent ned 13 years ago
That's probably the feeling of most people. Martin Fowler wrote an insightful post about this subject:
Privacy Protects Bothersome People …and isn't about me (or probably you) http://martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.html
He argues that privacy on the internet is important, not because normal people have something to hide, but because journalists and activists (or other counterpowers in a well-balanced democracy) need a certain level of privacy in order to work.