>“The fact that the 'nothing to hide' individuals experience a significant chilling effect speaks to how online privacy is much bigger than the mere lawfulness

>“The fact that the 'nothing to hide' individuals experience a significant chilling effect speaks to how online privacy is much bigger than the mere lawfulness of one's actions. It's about a fundamental human right to have control over one's self-presentation and image, in private, and now, in search histories and metadata,” she said. Even the bootlickers censor their more controversial opinions, leading to a thought monoculture in which there is no dissent of any kind. This should be evidence that mass surveillance and any government which supports it needs to go, pronto.