“Privacy is a fundamental human right”
Agree
- Dignity requires control over personal information
- Surveillance enables abuse of power
- Privacy enables authentic self-expression
- History shows dangers of mass monitoring
Disagree
- Security often requires transparency
- Nothing to hide, nothing to fear
- Privacy enables criminal behavior
- Public good sometimes outweighs individual secrecy
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