Great post by you man, honestly....
As an activist who has been clearly targeted myself I can say this chat I have had, many times, like you said:
If you have nothing to hide then why be concerned?
I see that phrase online a lot from the conservative side, and I get that mentality but its not about hiding anything when it comes to privacy and security. Its about the giving up the last few rights as humans we have in the realm of individuality. If we keep on caving and letting go of simple personal freedoms then where does the system stop and where do we end up beginning?
They will always target the speakers of truth, reason I say that, if we were spreading lies why would they feel the need to mess with us if its false in the first place. No one goes defensive on something false against them, usually the truth of something that want to hide from the public eye. Sorry you been targeted but look at that as a sign you are speaking up right for the little guys out there.