nothing-to-hide argument

argument that one doesn't need privacy unless someone is doing something wrong
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nothing-to-hide argument

Summary

nothing-to-hide argument is an argumentation scheme[1]. It draws 178 Wikipedia views per month (argumentation_scheme category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • nothing-to-hide argument's instance of is recorded as argumentation scheme[3].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0w32xx3[4].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's main subject is recorded as mass surveillance[5].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's main subject is recorded as global surveillance[6].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's main subject is recorded as surveillance[7].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's described at URL is recorded as https://martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.html[8].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as it-privacy[9].
  • nothing-to-hide argument's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[10].

Why It Matters

nothing-to-hide argument draws 178 Wikipedia views per month (argumentation_scheme category, ranking #3 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nothing-to-hide-argument_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{nothing-to-hide argument}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nothing-to-hide-argument}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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