#privacy

A desire for privacy does not imply shameful secrets; Moglen argues, again and again, that without anonymity in discourse, free speech is impossible, and hence also democracy. The right to speak the truth to power does not shield the speaker from the consequences of doing so; only comparable power or anonymity can do that. ↗

— Nick Harkaway

#democracy #freedom-of-speech #power #privacy #responsibilities

The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom." [Dissenting, Public Utilities Commission v. Pollak, 343 U.S. 451, 467 (1952)] ↗

— William O. Douglas

#privacy #solitude #freedom

What people dont know about you people create. Imagination is a part of being human. They fill in the unknowns with assumptions and not facts. Every man and woman is a mystery unrevealed. ↗

— R.M. Engelhardt

#mystery #privacy #r-m-engelhardt #writing #imagination

In the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide a dark heart. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#clear #dark #disguise #glass #heart

There are no private lives. This a most important aspect of modern life. One of the biggest transformations we have seen in our society is the diminution of the sphere of the private. We must reasonably now all regard the fact that there are no secrets and nothing is private. Everything is public. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#life

Stranger: Do you believe in Jesus, my friend? Foreigner: O yes, I do but who the hell are you? ↗

— Toba Beta

#privacy #introspection

Taxpayers should not be coerced into giving up their privacy rights just to file their taxes. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#file #giving #giving up #into #just

I don't mind talking about my two daughters, but I don't feel comfortable denying them their privacy. ↗

— Tom Bergeron

#comfortable #daughters #denying #feel #i

The virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#intimate #matters #must #own #privacy

In our time, the symbol of state intrusion into the private life is the mandatory urine test. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#drugs #liberty #privacy #urinalysis #war-on-drugs