"I have nothing to hide" is a horrible statement and I wish people would stop using it as a defense for why they allow invasions of privacy and breaches of pers

"I have nothing to hide" is a horrible statement and I wish people would stop using it as a defense for why they allow invasions of privacy and breaches of personal rights. Saying you have nothing to hide isn't an absolution of any perceived guilt, it's a forfeit of your personage and control. For example, you drive the same way anybody else does on the road, you "have nothing to hide" in that sense, but you still wouldn't want your insurance getting up to the minute data on where you're driving and how because that places the control of your finances in their hands. You cook your breakfast the same way everyone else does, you have "nothing to hide" in that case, but you still wouldn't want your neighbours to be able to see a livestream every morning of you cooking without you knowing.