I usually shut those “I have nothing to hide” arguments by asking the person what’s more creepy: you closing your curtains trying to get privacy, or your neighbor trying to peek in, asking you “why do you need curtains? You’ve got nothing to hide right?”
That usually gets the point across…
I say something similar when people say, “But your phone tracks you! Why are you worried about [privacy issue here]?”
“Well, I’m just going to go to your place and fuck your wife. Why are you worried? You’re already fucking her. What’s the difference?”
Consent. Consent is the difference.
This is literally the most important qualification for every privacy evangelist. We must have a convincing counter-argument ready to go when the Nothing To Hide line comes up. Everything else is secondary.
