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I think our society values privacy too much. But there are two different types of privacy: there is the right to not be seen and the right to be left alone. I think the right to be left alone is necessary for everyone. However, I don't think the right to not be seen is absolutely necessary. It seems weird to think about, but if the entire society was ok with anybody seeing what goes on in their daily lives, there would be less crime. I'm not talking about camera's in everyone's home or anything, more like what many european countries have where people leave their windows and doors open for the world to see. I also think if we gave up our right to not be seen, the government would be more open because then they're not crossing the taboo line of spying on us anyway. That's just a small theory I came up with. Obviously, it will never happen here and there are plenty of flaws, but it's interesting to think about.
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