privacy is not about having something to hide but rather having everything to protect (I've heard someone say these words but I don't remember the author)
tech companies proved they can't be trusted with user data as their ideas for using it entail marketing useless gadgets and pushing populist/fascist political parties into prominence.
This is what civil society, in particular the #DigitalRights community, is up against now: ๐บ๐ธ has barred leaders of @hateaid, the Global #Disinformation Index, and the Centre for Countering Digital Hate from entering the US
imo, privacy is the most important human right: not because encryption is more important than stopping genocide or climate change; but because without private communication, safeguarding all of our other rights becomes impossible in the wake of authoritarian regimes
It's important because what you may do and say now might be legal, but in the future may be considered illegal by an authoritarian regime. Privacy ensures that your former actions and words remain private and that may keep you safe in difficult times.
Even if you feel like you don't have anything to hide, privacy (and use of privacy-oriented tools) helps to protect those otherwise at risk of oppressive forces.
people who know they are being watched behave differently.
And without privacy, and anonymity, revolutions are much harder.. Our current state is abysmal. Whatever it is we are doing is literally destroying society and the planet.
Attacking encryption, fundamental rights, privacy or open source projects like GrapheneOS, Siganl, Tuta is a threat to any EU countries constitution, freedom/democracy, economy and business integrity/security, (cyber) resilience.
Parce que c'est un droit รฉlรฉmentaire, Parce que la surveillance et le contrรดle nourrissent les moutons, Parce que รงa sent le facho de plus en plus !
Privacy means experimental, new, and potentially controversial ideas have the safety to develop while they are still too vulnerable to stand on their own. Lack of privacy chains thought to the status quo.
A society can only progress with sufficient privacy and the freedom of thought that comes with it. Innovative ideas that drive societal progress are not born in the center but often emerge at the edges of society. Without privacy, diversity dies, and with it, the society's ability to evolve. The loss of privacy is the end of freedom.
Privacy is a basic human right. We should all have the freedom to speak our minds without fear of being punished for saying something unliked by those in power. We also deserve the right to keep some information, like our medical records, private ao that information isn't used against us.
Because I think that everything you do can be misinterpreted and that some people consider you suspicious simply because you are interested in privacy.
Why privacy matters Privacy isnโt about hiding. Itโs about freedom, dignity, and control. Without privacy, people self-censor. Without control over data, autonomy is lost. Without limits on surveillance, power is abused. Privacy protects individuals, democracy, and trust in technology. Privacy is a right โ not a privilege.
Privacy matters because there are so many large intertwined tech companies where the opposite is true and companies like Tuta need to thrive as people wake up and realize that they have had their identities compromised.
it is essential to protect your personal life from external manipulation and interference. Just as written in article 12 oft the universal declaration of human rights: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks."
Privacy means protecting one's personal space, and no one has the right to interfere with it. When privacy is lost, people lose control over their own lives. The feeling of being constantly monitored and restricted suppresses thinking and decision-making. Therefore, privacy is one of the fundamental conditions of being an individual and remaining free...
privacy matters to me because of the rise of authoritarianism. My existence as a gay man is becoming political and being able to communicate privately is essential to protecting my self.
Let me give you an "for instance" of why Privacy is important: Imagine being watched 24/7. Everything you do. Everything you think. Of course you don't have anything to hide, but you can't do anything without worrying about what others will think.
it is a human right, period. I don't think we should have to explain why we want that human rights are adhered to. I think they must explain why they want to take them away. And then they should also explain which other human rights they want to take away. And then they should also explain how they want to change the constitution because most of the westernized countries have human rights in their constitutions.
Why do we put curtains on our windows? Why do we have doors in our rooms? Why do we put locks to our belongings that we care most about? If you can answer these rhetorical questions, that's your answer to why privacy matters.
Privacy is what allows freedom to exist in practice, not just in law. Without it, people self-censor and conform under observation. A watched society is not a free one.
ineffective altruist
in reply to Tuta • • •While hibernating, Svavar
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in reply to Tuta • • •Ferreni
in reply to Tuta • • •#cryptohagen
in reply to Tuta • • •Why #privacy matter
This is what civil society, in particular the #DigitalRights community, is up against now: ๐บ๐ธ has barred leaders of @hateaid, the Global #Disinformation Index, and the Centre for Countering Digital Hate from entering the US
Expect more restrictions, threats, and intimidation against public-interest NGOs globally
apnews.com/article/state-deparโฆ
#privacy #E2E #encryption
redbr1ck
in reply to Tuta • • •Neo Ehproque
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in reply to Tuta • • •Taosky
in reply to Tuta • • •people who know they are being watched behave differently.
And without privacy, and anonymity, revolutions are much harder.. Our current state is abysmal. Whatever it is we are doing is literally destroying society and the planet.
Holger
in reply to Tuta • • •tyrkysovapanda
in reply to Tuta • • •Michele Adduci
in reply to Tuta • • •JMZ
in reply to Tuta • • •Nexl
in reply to Tuta • • •0D
in reply to Tuta • • •higgins
in reply to Tuta • • •Parce que la surveillance et le contrรดle nourrissent les moutons,
Parce que รงa sent le facho de plus en plus !
RadicalEcologist
in reply to Tuta • • •Dar Jeeling
in reply to Tuta • • •Fuse
in reply to Tuta • • •So, you'd like to know why I believe that "privacy matters".
Why do you ask?
It's not that I have anything to hide, but you have no right to know why I believe that "privacy" does, in fact, "matter".
Also, I feel that Santa Claus dude has been watching me all year.
Jeff
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in reply to Tuta • • •Okuna
in reply to Tuta • • •Its a human right.
RLFP
in reply to Tuta • • •Archos
in reply to Tuta • • •SmarTekk
in reply to Tuta • • •Privacy isnโt about hiding.
Itโs about freedom, dignity, and control.
Without privacy, people self-censor.
Without control over data, autonomy is lost.
Without limits on surveillance, power is abused.
Privacy protects individuals, democracy, and trust in technology.
Privacy is a right โ not a privilege.
dodothedev๐ฆค๐ป
in reply to Tuta • • •Matthew of Fedi
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in reply to Tuta • • •Just as written in article 12 oft the universal declaration of human rights:
"No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks."
Jochen
in reply to Tuta • • •ABSURD
in reply to Tuta • • •Privacy is essential, as it is a fundamental human right that supports freedom of expression.
Also It makes me sleep better at night knowing that no third party is reading my private conversations.
It's kind of like a hoodie; it can make you disappear and feel safe.

FurkaN
in reply to Tuta • • •your auntifa liza ๐ต๐ท ๐ฆ ๐ฆฆ
in reply to Tuta • • •โ We're gifting one Tuta hoodie for Christmas!
All you need to do is let us know why privacy matters in the comments! โ
because it's nunya damn business who i email, nor what for.
merry nunyamas!
@Tutanota
Otter-Matic
in reply to Tuta • • •Sensitive content
kiwiWolle
in reply to Tuta • • •Tuta
in reply to kiwiWolle • • •gamiel
in reply to Tuta • • •Imagine being watched 24/7.
Everything you do.
Everything you think.
Of course you don't have anything to hide, but you can't do anything without worrying about what others will think.
orochi02
in reply to Tuta • • •carbonarawarriorr
in reply to Tuta • • •FynnND
in reply to Tuta • • •because once there is no privacy it means that it just needs one rogue government to cause a lot of deaths
Plus I always valued my privacy, so I do the same online
Queroseno
in reply to Tuta • • •Okuna
in reply to Tuta • • •And then they should also explain how they want to change the constitution because most of the westernized countries have human rights in their constitutions.
Kaifi ๐ต๐ธ
in reply to Tuta • • •redlaserbeam
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in reply to Tuta • • •PH4NTXM PROJECT
in reply to Tuta • • •Without it, people self-censor and conform under observation.
A watched society is not a free one.