Tim Dower: Although I have nothing to hide, I may have something to fear

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 13, 2022 · 2m

There's a saying about having nothing to fear, as long as you have nothing to hide.

It's been used to justify increasingly intrusive data gathering, especially by government departments, and various infringements on our personal privacy.

Crustier listeners this morning will remember the fuss over digitised photos on our driving licences.

in the day that was pretty controversial, your driving licence becoming a de facto identity card.

It would prevent fraud and stop people stealing our identities, so, we went along with it.

Four years ago the police got live access to that system, mmm, seems…