"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." - Edward Snowden

Most people wear clothes when the weather is pleasant. Close the door going to the toilet. They don't share intimate sex details, how much they make, if they have a aids to everybody.

They all hide things on a daily basis.

What's your home address, telephone number, and credit card number?

You might not have anything to hide, but other people do. Their secrets can be used against them for leverage. Those other people could be your representative in congress, your lawyer, your judge, your employer,... Do you see the problem?

That's completely irrelevant.

The average American commits ~ three felonies a day by accident. The combination of district,city, county, state, country, and international law that applies to you would probably take a few hundred lifetimes to read.

Let's say, one day you write an article critical of your cities parking ticket policies. The police chief doesn't like it, he implemented the program.

Do you have anything to hide now?