Quote in the OP: "The way we see the problem is the problem."
Very true, especially when it comes to privacy and data security. Fortunately, if you can educate yourself on this matter, you can keep your identity and your data relatively safe, instead of feeling like a victim of the circumstances. Cheers
Link to my CS and privacy-related courses on WintellectNow:
https://www.wintellectnow.com/Home/Instructor?instructorId=zacharias-voulgaris