Reply to post: I have ONE simple question ..

I have ONE simple question ..

.. given that most government functioning has to be open to scrutiny and this (again) is not:

WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO HIDE?*

It is time we start using that meme where it properly belongs. It has no place when asking a citizen why they want their privacy (the correct answer is "That's private" or more aggressively "That's none of your business"), but it damn well has a place asking those who ask it themselves.

Even when something has to be "national secret" (which should be a very high bar with a timeout clause) there is still the matter of accountability. Until someone actually goes to jail for this nonsense I reckon it doesn't exist.

* _{after +30k posts, my first ever post in caps, it's that important}