The bigger problem with "nothing to hide" is that it implies that what currently qualifies as right or wrong will hold in the future. And while people in the U

The bigger problem with "nothing to hide" is that it implies that what currently qualifies as right or wrong will hold in the future. And while people in the US like to take for granted that democracy inevitably marches towards freedom, that simply isn't always so. There's no guarantee that what was once illegal or suitable grounds for harassment by the community and authorities won't become so again. "Harmless" records of yourself enjoying alcohol, common recreational drugs, listening to certain brands of music, interacting with currently-legitimate political parties or activist groups -- all could one day be held against you and be found as grounds to have authorities and/or the wider community harass, arrest or otherwise sanction you.