This book does an excellent job at exposing privacy myths very highly recommended. 2600: The Hacker Quarterly
I Have Nothing to Hide is a sweeping, yet direct and admirably up-to-date book on one of the most important topics of our time, and Boghosian s effort to keep these pivotal matters on the national agenda is a praiseworthy, if all-too-often unappreciated, task . . . . Boghosian s work is a clear call to re-embrace our privacy and value its place both in our lives as individuals and in a free society. Los Angeles Review of Books
Brings the big data problem down to earth with practical talk and anecdotes for citizens and policymakers. FTCWatch
Blatant misinformation can be easy to spot and debunk. What Heidi Boghosian dispels here are more insidious and more important: the core myths regarding data and privacy that quietly coalesce into conventional wisdoms. By unpacking the most pervasive and pernicious misconceptions, Boghosian leaves readers better informed about the modern surveillance state and better equipped to do something about it. Nathan Fuller, director, Courage Foundation
The first time I opened this book, I audibly squealed in delight. The persistent privacy myths that Boghosian exposes are the torment of every privacy advocate s existence. She eviscerates each one with style. Melding important tech and policy history with personal stories and current events, this book is for anyone who wants to lay to rest the most persistent and damaging myth: that we should give up on our privacy altogether. Alison Macrina, director, Library Freedom Project
Heidi Boghosian s book clearly and concisely tears down the lies we tell ourselves when it comes to the dark underbelly of technology as it relates to surveillance. Privacy is a right, and we need leaders like Heidi to tell us how to defend it from entities that purport to protect and serve us. Rachel A. Pickens, executive director, National Police Accountability Project
Introduction
PART ONE: PERSONAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY
MYTH 1 Smart homes are more secure
MYTH 2 I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear
MYTH 3 Encryption and anonymity tools those are for terrorists!
MYTH 4 We should worry about government, not corporate, surveillance
MYTH 5 The USA doesn t have national ID numbers
MYTH 6 Surveillance drones are just for war
MYTH 7 Surveillance makes the nation safer
PART TWO: PROTECTIONS AND IMMUNITIES
MYTH 8 No one wants to spy on kids
MYTH 9 Police don t monitor social media
MYTH 10 Biometrics technologies are foolproof
MYTH 11 Metadata doesn t reveal much about me
MYTH 12 The constitution protects reporters and their sources
MYTH 13 The attorney client privilege is sacrosanct
MYTH 14 They can t design devices and platforms for privacy
MYTH 15 Congress and courts protect us from surveillance
PART THREE: IMPACT ON AUTONOMY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETY
MYTH 16 Surveillance doesn t influence how I act
MYTH 17 Teenagers don t care about privacy
MYTH 18 Surveillance affects everyone equally
MYTH 19 If You See Something, Say Something is a civic duty
MYTH 20 Surveillance can t predict future behavior
MYTH 21 There s nothing I can do to stop surveillance
Surveillance and Privacy Timeline Acknowledgments Notes
Heidi Boghosian is an attorney and co-host of Law & Disorder Radio. She is executive director of the A.J. Muste Institute, a charitable foundation supporting activist organizations. She was previously executive director of the National Lawyers Guild. Boghosian has written numerous articles and reports on policing and activism, and is the author of Spying on Democracy: Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance. She received her JD from Temple Law School where she was editor in chief of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review.