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I Have Nothing to Hide
Heidi Boghosian
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In "I Have Nothing to Hide," Heidi Boghosian dismantles 21 surveillance myths that quietly shape our lives. Endorsed by privacy advocates and praised by Library Freedom Project, this eye-opening expose reveals what your "harmless" metadata actually tells Big Brother about you.

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Every two seconds, someone in America becomes a victim of identity theft. Yet most of us continue handing over our most intimate information-our location, our conversations, our habits-without a second thought. We've accepted a dangerous bargain: convenience in exchange for constant surveillance. But what if the very devices marketed as making us safer are actually creating an unprecedented crisis of privacy? What if the comforting phrase "I have nothing to hide" is one of the most dangerous myths of our time? We're living through a surveillance revolution disguised as progress. Smart homes promise security while corporations and governments harvest our data. Encryption gets labeled as a criminal tool. National ID systems expand under different names. Drones watch from above. All of this happens while we tell ourselves surveillance keeps us safe-despite mounting evidence to the contrary.

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Your Home Is Watching You

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The Myth That Innocence Protects You

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Encryption Isn't Just for Criminals

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The Corporate Surveillance Machine

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Taking Back Control

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