I think it was on Twitter where Snowden said something to the effect of: saying you don’t need privacy is one of the most selfish things you can say because other people need it…
Does anyone have the exact quote? Not sure why search engines are failing me, but it probably has something to do with the trend of search engines to ignore the instructions imposed by the query and muddle through with a vague notion of what the user asks for.
This similar quote is certainly well proliferated:
“Ultimately, arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” ― Edward Snowden
But I distinctly recall him taking a stronger stance using the word selfish.
I looked through Wikiquotes and found this:
Saying that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say. It’s a deeply anti social principle because rights are not just individual, they’re collective, and what may not have value to you today may have value to an entire population, an entire people, an entire way of life tomorrow. And if you don’t stand up for it, then who will?
The source is… a voice-over he gave in a Youtube music video???
That combined with the quote using ‘anti-social’ rather than ‘selfish’ may be why you struggled when searching for it.
I recall he specifically used the word selfish and the source was in text. But nonetheless, your find is still useful. Thanks!
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
