I think it depends on who your talking about. If your a decently educated person who follows political developments at least minimally, and to boot you're a dev

I think it depends on who your talking about. If your a decently educated person who follows political developments at least minimally, and to boot you're a developer - I really agree with the OP, should anyone be surprised here? Haven't you been acting all along like all data that major corps are collecting on you was public anyway? On the other hand, if your talking about an everyday citizen with a "normal" job, I think your criticisms are more in place.