“Former NSA director has disputed this”
Former NSA director disputes the nothing-to-hide position.
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> if the NSA position is "you dont have to hide anything if you are innocent" Source? Former NSA director has disputed this: this video
The Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium Presents: The Price of Privacy: Re-Evaluating the NSA
53K views · Apr 7, 2014 · 1:14:35 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2018–2023
A Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium debate between former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden and constitutional law professor David Cole, moderated by Major Garrett. They argue over NSA surveillance, its constitutionality and the balance between privacy and security.
Why Hacker News points people here: Used mainly as a source for Hayden's remarks that the 'nothing to hide' argument is a bad one, in privacy threads.
“It's a horrible argument. As Americans, we deserve that private space.”HN comment, 2023
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“That statement was made by General Michael Hayden[0], former National Security Agency director”
Source for statement by General Hayden.
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That statement was made by General Michael Hayden[0], former National Security Agency director, former Central Intelligence Agency director[1]. [0] this video [1] link
“It's a horrible argument. As Americans, we deserve that private space.”
Hayden calling nothing-to-hide a horrible argument.
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"The argument that, Hey, I don't mind you listening to my phone calls, I have nothing to hide , is not an argument for this. You don't know anybody who does this for a living claiming that that's a good argument. It's a horrible argument. As Americans, we deserve that private space." - Former Director of National Intelligence (Michael Hayden): this video