During WWII in Europe, numerous people in occupied territories learned that it is very important to be able to retain your privacy and ensure people don't learn

During WWII in Europe, numerous people in occupied territories learned that it is very important to be able to retain your privacy and ensure people don't learn too much about you. While people of Jewish ancestry are often taken as the canonical example, many other groups of people and individuals learned that "I have nothing to hide" is most definitely never true. Would it surprise you that it is in fact Germany that now has very strong privacy protections these days?