snowden on "nothing to hide, nothing to fear"

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snowden on "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" - midwest.social

Lemmy

He misattributes that quote

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1558

You will find the quote in this book that predates Nazi Germany

Not merely was my own mail opened, but the mail of all my relatives and friends—people residing in places as far apart as California and Florida. I recall the bland smile of a government official to whom I complained about this matter: “If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.”

The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation by Upton Sinclair

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So the quote was about the American secret service?