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That's kind of a short-sighted take, sorry to be blunt. Even if you've got nothing to hide, privacy is about the right to choose what you share and with whom - it's like saying you don't care about home security just because you don't have valuable stuff. Statistically, at least 73% of people use the internet without really knowing how their data gets tracked, and that can lead to discrimination you don't even see coming. Basically, privacy is a fundamental right regardless of what you're hiding, it's not about having things to hide.
Guys, the "I have nothing to hide" argument is one of those takes that really gets my blood boiling, but I'll try to explain why. It's like telling a mechanic "you can check everything on my car, I've got nothing to hide" - sure, but it's still my business which parts you check and what you do with them afterwards. Privacy isn't just about hiding illegal or embarrassing stuff. It's the right to have a space that's yours alone, where maybe you search for personal information, read things that interest you, talk to people you love without someone else watching. If tomorrow someone records everything you do, every search you make online, every message - even if they're "honest" - the feeling of being watched changes everything. You act differently, more composed, less yourself. It's pure psychology.
Then there's the practical side: not today, but tomorrow. Maybe your searches about weird symptoms get used against you by an insurance company. Or your political positions during voting get analyzed. Or your data simply ends up in the hands of people who use it to manipulate you. It's not paranoia, it's already happening. Data is the currency of our time, and whoever has it has power over you. It's not really that you've got something to hide - it's that nobody should have the job of sticking their nose everywhere. If you don't want people reading your messages, it's not because you've got criminal secrets, it's simply because they're yours.
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