I am sorry to read that. Most people in western countries say “I have nothing to hide” and shrug it away. They confuse having something illegal to hide with privacy: no company or government should be able to read my personal messages to my partner or my parents, period. That’s why postal mail is been protected for ages.
They then also fail to see that “I have nothing illegal to hide” will suddenly change when your country becomes an authoritarian regime that jails you for criticizing the government, and these things unfortunately still happen and will continue to happen.