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In this short essay, written for a symposium in the San Diego Law Review, Professor Daniel Solove examines the nothing to hide argument. When asked about government surveillance and data mining, many people respond by declaring: “I’ve got nothing to hide.
I’ve always thought this was one of the stupidest things people could say. What happens if the cops misinterpret the data they’re seeing? That will definitely cause an inconvenience for you and may even force you to hire a lawyer to defend yourself. In addition to this short essay, you’ve got to read “Little Brother
” by Cory Doctorow.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has documented that compact fluorescent light bulbs are not safe to use in some locations, and cleanup of broken fixtures can involve cutting out sections of carpeting that are contaminated with mercury.
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Two Muslim women at Barack Obama’s rally in Detroit on Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women’s headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.
Guess Obama doesn’t want to get pegged as too sympathetic to Muslims. Afraid he might lose some of the blue collar “working class” whites he needs to win the election?
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