[kevrone]

I think your perspective is a valid one. However, I don't think everyone realizes they are actually being spied on or to what extent. The media says one thing (not always the same thing) and government denies it. I believe to many people that's enough controversy to avoid thinking too much about it.

And to pre-empt any argument that I may be too faithless about people's natural proclivity to protect themselves, consider something as as epic and clear-cut as climate change. I can't think of a better example of something so threatening to society yet so popularly disregarded.