Democracy and freedom, in general, depend on people who fight against the powers of the time from trampling rights and controlling people through different mean

Democracy and freedom, in general, depend on people who fight against the powers of the time from trampling rights and controlling people through different means. So even if you're somehow not troubled by anyone who has or can obtain more (aka damaging) information to use against you, there are many people who struggle all the time so your life can be better (and not get worse). And for those people, corporations that collect a lot of data, who are in turn answerable to government requests (like NSLs in the U.S.), are landmines that could trip any moment and endanger them and everyone else they work with. Society has a lot to lose if we don't value privacy, because privacy is fundamental to have and to retain freedom in the constant struggle that we have with various entities. So if you care about freedom for humans, you must care about privacy. Otherwise it'd be hypocritical. For a better and concise article on this, read "Privacy protects bothersome people" [1] by Martin Fowler. [1]: https://www.martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.html https://www.martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.htm...