Among the "normal" non-geek people I know, most seem to take the pragmatic view that they don't like or want these kinds of intrusions, but since they assume ev

Among the "normal" non-geek people I know, most seem to take the pragmatic view that they don't like or want these kinds of intrusions, but since they assume everyone making devices like smartphones is at it, they grudgingly accept it rather than give up what they regard as a valuable device altogether. I think at some point soon, reality is going to force ordinary people to become more aware of the privacy and security implications of all these technologies they accept into their lives. The trouble is, as we've just seen with the IoT DDoS attack, by the time large numbers of people become sufficiently aware and motivated to do something about these issues, serious problems may already have happened.