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[Welcome to the monkey house. A daily pastiche of Trumpisms and responses thereto. *RON*]







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“Who cares, I have nothing to hide” — Why the popular response to online privacy is so flawed

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["Few have been on the other end of data surveillance like NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. As he puts it, 'Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.'" *RON*]
Xavier Harding, Mic, 22 March 2018


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[The obviously know the companies would suffer if people knew they supported the razing of Palestinian communities and the creation of Israeli settlements. See also: The Arab American Left and Palestine: The Untold Story. *RON*]

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout, 2 December 2017

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[The question is apt. Billions of people are increasingly reliant on Facebook products. This mega-corporation is run by a man who is doing everything he possibly can to maintain tight personal control, and no one seems to know what he's doing. See also: Four Important Questions About Russia, Facebook, and the 2016 Election. *RON*] 
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