I know data privacy is important and I know that big corporations like Meta became powerful enough to even manipulate elections using our data.
But, when I talk to people in general, most seem to not worry because they “have nothing to hide”, and most are only worried about their passwords, banking apps and not much else.
So, why should people worry about data privacy even if they have “nothing to hide”?
If you believe that you have nothing to hide, and therefore you don’t need to care about your privacy, it is of the same nature as the following behaviors: Not caring about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say; not caring about freedom of the press because you don’t like to read; not caring about freedom of religion because you don’t believe in God; not caring about freedom of assembly because you are lazy, dislike crowds, or have a fear of public squares.