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Right to Privacy

The following is a quote by Edward Snowden:

Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying não te preocupas com a liberdade de expressão porque não tens nada a dizer.you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

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Argumentar que não te preocupas com o direito à privacidade porque não tens nada a esconder é igual a dizer que não te preocupas com a liberdade de expressão porque não tens nada a dizer.

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.

💬 Today's vocabulary

🗣️ Argumentar: To argue, to claim😟 Preocupar-se com: To worry about🧑⚖️ Direito [masc. noun]: Right🚪 Privacidade [femin. noun]: Privacy😶🌫️ Esconder: To hide🟰 Igual [masc. and femin. adjective]: Equal🆓 Liberdade [femin. noun]: Freedom🎤 Expressão [femin. noun]: Expression

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