Essentially &quot;we care about privacy, until something comes up that scares the general public and makes us care less about privacy&quot;, a.k.a. Ohlocracy [1].<p>It also doesn&#x27;t address the problem of abuse. Remember when the NSA agents spied on their spouses, girlfriends, and lovers [2]?<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ochlocracy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ochlocracy</a><p>[2]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nydailynews.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;politics&#x2F;nsa-analysts-spied-spouses-girlfriends-documents-article-1.2058282" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nydailynews.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;politics&#x2F;nsa-analysts-spied-...</a>