Why don't you ask the Feds?
They seem to have a LOT of knowledge. They just don't tell us about it until it's too close...or too late.
Then they come out with cleverly-titled bills-that-become-laws saying that it's worth giving up our freedom to their control for our protection.
In short...to you, are the deaths of millions an acceptable collateral damage of remaining able to continue your "banking in private?" Are you willing to see entire cities disappear from the planet in your country so that your email messages are not recorded by a third party? Can you accept the loss of major Fortune 500 companies within seconds in exchange for someone taking your picture as you enter a football game. Just asking...
Gotta hand it to you...you ask the good tough questions.
The fact that things have even GOTTEN to this point is a source of extreme worry on my part.
I honestly don't believe the Federal Government is sitting around sucking their collective thumb while a lot of rancid activities are going on behind their backs without their knowledge.
We are told if we hold fast to our freedoms, we risk our survival.
We are told if we DON'T compromise on freedoms, we stand a chance to lose our security.
But if we compromise on our freedoms to the degree that some powerful people in the FedGov system wish, we're put on the path of destroying everything this country is supposed to stand for, and this nation, as we know it, will be destroyed anyway.
The answer?
Take steps to make certain we don't get into these situations in the first place.
The Federal Government knows quite a bit more how to avoid situations like this than they claim.
It just helps FedGov gain more power from those not in the know if it pretends that it DOESN'T know how else to avoid such situations besides compromising our freedoms.
Short answer? Quite frankly, I think we're having our heads screwed with.