BT 2006 trials of Phorm

Wendy M. Grossman ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:17:33 +0100


Paul Vigay wrote:

> I must admit that I'm a bit more blunt and 'go for the shock factor' when
> it comes to answering the "If you have nothing to hide...." question,
> simply replying with, "try telling that to a holocaust survivor" - which
> usually stops the conversation!

Yes, but that's what's wrong with it. You don't want to end the 
conversation entirely - Godwin's Law - with a scenario they think is 
unlikely to happen to *them*. You want to get across things that are 
real and person to their own lives.

wg