Let's take the right to privacy: if you take measures to protect yourself, and subsequently are attacked for it. You must be able to trust that you are working from a rightful position, even if half the country wouldn't (unrightfully) want you taking measures to protect your privacy.

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Not sure if I get you right but:

the right to privacy is a negative right, and you have the freedom to protect it without needing to justify yourself. If you don’t want to share something or keep it private, that’s your right, and nobody should force you to reveal it. If someone tries to force you to give up your privacy, they’re the aggressor and are committing an act of coercion or violence. The principle is simple: ‘Leave me alone.’ Governments often violate this right, but if your privacy is attacked, you’re the one in the right, and the aggressor is the one at fault.