And yet, they voted for the governments that killed privacy and established surveillance in public, because they love privacy so much.
TBF, people tend to vote for other things - but yes, get 'that' bundled in the small print 'for free'.
As other people have said, when all parties agree on the same thing around digital privacy, what choice do the voters have?
It's a country of moderation in most things.
No they didn't. They voted for several different parties who brought in the same policies and did not discuss them prior to elections.
Per another comment here: "Generally speaking the more important an issue is, the less it is allowed to be affected by democratic processes."
The trick is to have a two party system and agree on all the important points.
There aren't any major parties willing to reduce espionage or ease up on Gaza.
If elections are coming up, they stick to gender theory, school sports or Lake Ontario.
"Vote blue no matter what" doesn't give you privacy, nor does abstaining or voting red.