Haven't we already kinda thrown away privacy? Yes the police can track your cell phone with a warrant, but many times they've been shown to use stingrays instea

Haven't we already kinda thrown away privacy? Yes the police can track your cell phone with a warrant, but many times they've been shown to use stingrays instead. On top of that we have the snowden revelations showing that all our communication is tracked by the government. We appear to currently have the worst of both worlds where the privacy is gone but it's mostly being used for purposes that are against our interests.