Yes, and the environment (political, societal) you live in might change.
People think something like the (East-Germany) Stasi-State is impossible where they live, but it isn't. You don't have to look far to see societies and governments that make people regret their actions/opinions of the past.
You might get reprimanded (e.g. not being able to find employment) because you suddenly live in a society that hates cabbage, and one time, years ago, you said something very extreme about cabbage...
This is what most people fail to understand.
Every discussion about "privacy rights" and journalists is unfortunately even more abstract to them, because they never lived in a world where this stuff happens or has any importance to them (i.e. they don't see it).
You might get reprimanded (e.g. not being able to find employment) because you suddenly live in a society that hates cabbage, and one time, years ago, you said something very extreme about cabbage...
This is what most people fail to understand.
Every discussion about "privacy rights" and journalists is unfortunately even more abstract to them, because they never lived in a world where this stuff happens or has any importance to them (i.e. they don't see it).