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Whenever I hear the "only people with something to hide" comment I reply "oh? Then unlock your phone, hand it to me and leave the room." They always backtrack immediately.
This one is really good. I always say "then why do you have walls in your house" but it doesn't work that well.
"Why do you have curtains on your windows" is a little less dismissable than "Walls" for future.
Gosh... why havn't I thought of saying that