Add to that - most normal, everyday people are entirely in favour of invasive government monitoring if it can be painted as being 'for the children' or 'to catc

Add to that - most normal, everyday people are entirely in favour of invasive government monitoring if it can be painted as being 'for the children' or 'to catch terrorists'. So it's not a case that convenience beats privacy, AFAICT they're largely in favour of giving up that privacy anyway.