Educating people about such a technical topic seems very difficult especially since people get emotional of their work being used.
We want data privacy, but we also like playing with any sort of leaked information. We like it when we can get music for free but clutch our pearls when Microsoft sells our code back to us. We talk a good game about free speech, but fail to understand that being shouted over, DDoSed, or harassed is a form of censorship. And whenever words are used that reference any of these concepts in ways we haven't considered - i.e. "marginalized voices", or "consent" - we circle the wagons.
The only consistent thing I can infer is that we don't like it when we get a taste of our own medicine.