[kodablah]

> you mention that the general public is happy and that is surely the issue

An issue to you maybe, but some people just don't value their privacy as much.

> The general assumption is that if it is as bad as is being reported it would not of been allowed in the first place

I don't think this is true as is evident by the lack of public outcry/exodus. We shouldn't confuse the media narrative or the scandals as public outcry.

Many people just don't care that much. It's not your job to convince them because the opinion is ideological/subjective. It seems that many here think that if people don't see these often-voluntarily-provided privacy incursions as problematic, it is wrong and due to not being convinced properly or lack of education or whatever. In reality, people probably don't care (can't say for sure, I'm not one) because in the grand scheme of things, these problems are minimal.