I think you (and others) have espoused this viewpoint in other threads. I'll just say that having an outsider (perhaps a politician) re-appropriate words that

I think you (and others) have espoused this viewpoint in other threads. I'll just say that having an outsider (perhaps a politician) re-appropriate words that have a clear, technical definition (say surveillance or security) must be frustrating for experts who understand those words. Redefining a well-understood technical word is a good rhetorical technique but side steps whatever logic underlies the word's original defintion.