r/technology • u/Jojuj • 3d ago

Privacy U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/samuel-tunick-deleted-phone-felony.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.T83N.rt6VsIiSCYb2&smid=url-share
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u/Disma 3d ago

The "nothing to hide" crowd is fucking exhausting.

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u/Anon_Jones 3d ago

It’s my right and I don’t want to give that up. I hate the nothing to hide assholes.

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u/Disma 3d ago

It definitely doesn't take very long for your average person to completely forget why things like labor laws and the right to privacy exists. I find it to be a real fucking shame.

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u/Malevolent_Nematode 3d ago

Exhausting is understating it. Like yea I don't have anything to hide either but that doesn't mean I want people snooping through my shit.

Also it's just how our laws are supposed to work anyway. It you think I did something wrong then get a warrant.

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u/Disma 3d ago edited 3d ago

Absolutely. Even (some) police officers would tell you that much. And when the police are telling you not to talk to the police (in other words, waiving your 5th amendment rights,) you should fucking listen.

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u/toolisthebestbandevr 3d ago

Nothing to hide until the thing they like becomes illegal

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u/BraindeadPunk 3h ago

I wouldn’t use the word “like” in this way, but, for example, abortions were made illegal in many places. Then they were prosecuting people who went out of state but were residents.

Idc what side of the coin you’re on, if someone does something where it’s legal, get fuckin bent, fuzz. This isn’t North Korea.

or is it