Is anyone surprised anymore to learn that their own government spies on them? I thought that we had all accepted our new surveillance overlords. /s More serio

Is anyone surprised anymore to learn that their own government spies on them? I thought that we had all accepted our new surveillance overlords. /s More seriously, how should the people of any country attempt to stop such shenanigans, short of a full blown revolution and civil war? Our elected officials, legislators, and judges seem to serve our incumbent masters, not the people. Personally, I have lost any hope of a peaceful resolution to the growing threat of global tyranny, but I continue to hope we can find viable solutions that might avoid the resulting transitional anarchy.