The common response to this problem is "I don't have anything to hide."
Oh yes you do.
We all have skeletons in our closets. We all have things we hope people won't find out about.
The people who are using these powers may eventually abuse this power. It's a very scary thing to imagine.
Law enforcement and government can use these powers to hack into your email or texts or documents to find out your secrets and use them against you.
Don't think it can happen to you? Don't think you have anything to hide?
You'll be sorry if you think that way.
This is a very complacent way of thinking. We as citizens need to ensure that our governments are not out there spying on us, finding out our darkest secrets in order to possibly use them against us.
A free society does not operate this way. In a free society we should not have to fear that our government is spying on us.
Sadly though, I feel most people will just shrug this off. Just look at the comments section of this article. People don't think it's a big deal or that they have anything to hide.
Free people shouldn't give up their rights so easily. Once they're gone they're much harder to get back.
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