TECH | Data leaks are no problem if you have nothing to hide, experts say

In the latest triumph of digital safety, a single unsecured database just spilled one billion identity records - 203 million of them American - into the open internet.

The company behind it? IDMerit, proudly helping governments verify who you are before you’re allowed to exist online.

But don’t worry. Experts say this is fine.

“Honestly, this is efficiency,” said Dr. Harlan Nothingtohide. “Why wait for identity theft when we can pre-distribute the data?”

Critics keep whining about “data honeypots” and “predictable disasters,” but that’s just naive negativity.

Governments only forced everyone to upload passports, faces, and personal histories so teenagers wouldn’t see mildly inappropriate content. A fair trade.

Klaus Schwab, founder and former Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, leaned into the "nothing to hide" framing back in 2013:

“Everything is transparent, whether we like it or not. This is unstoppable. If we behave acceptably, and have nothing to hide, it won’t be a problem.”

And: “If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't be afraid.”

Visionary Yuval Noah Harari, historian and bestselling author of Homo Deus, added in his 2016 Financial Times piece "Yuval Noah Harari on big data, Google and the end of free will":

“The algorithms know more about us than we know ourselves... Ultimately, my choices, my desires reflect my free will and nobody can access that or touch that. And this was never true.”

So relax.

Your entire digital existence is now democratized.

Nothing to hide, nothing to fear - and soon, nothing left to steal.

Source: https://x.com/NetChoice/status/2033960442641465520