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		dayaz36 on July 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If you've nothing to hide, you've got nothing to f... The context is easier to ridicule. He says it in explicit terms: Don't search for something you wouldn't want authorities to know about because we just may hand it over to them.

shawndumas on July 12, 2015 [–]

The reality is that what you do online is subject to seizure, exposure, and retaliation.

Knowing that reality helps people act accordingly.

I don't normally ridicule people for being forthright about reality.

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