I’ve recently started reading Michael Gorsuch’s blog and am liking what I see so far, and he recently got upset about the idiotic so-called ‘Protect America Act’ and the public’s reaction. I know 50% of people are below average, but it is still hard to watch people ask “What do you have to hide?” because anyone asking it really isn’t thinking much.
The best thing I have found to work around that silly question is an academic paper by Daniel Solove, “‘I’ve Got Nothing to Hide’ and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy” which is very well written and makes you think about what privacy actually is. However, the people presupposing surveillance is benign probably won’t take the time to read it, much less think…
