By being able to "choose to avoid," what do you mean? Simply that anyone can avoid surveillance by choosing not to communicate over phone, email, or http, and b

By being able to "choose to avoid," what do you mean? Simply that anyone can avoid surveillance by choosing not to communicate over phone, email, or http, and by not living in communities that directly or indirectly pass any of your information over any of those? With 1984, at least, the book implies that the proles had some measure of freedom from surveillance (though the plot also suggests that it's still there but more surreptitious). Short of living on a commune and totally removing yourself from the broader economy, what can people actually do to avoid NSA surveillance as it exists today, let alone a decade from now?