'We' didn't accept it. The internet expanded and the mass media conversation moved on to the next shiny thing. The majority of geeks have vehemently opposed mass surveillance every time it's been revealed (Snowdon, Assange). The majority of normies are completely unaware of the extent to which companies like Palantir and Clearview AI sell their most personal information to 'law enforcement', and Microsoft, Google and Facebook own and manipulate their information to fuel advertising.