It's not a dichotomy between being able to do something about it vs. not getting utility from privacy.
Privacy is extremely important. We get lots of utility from privacy and in fact require it to reach states of adequate mental and physical health.
But people with guns and money can prevent us from having it, despite how much utility it is, despite that it is considered a basic right, and regardless of whether we want to change it.
That's an interesting way to think about it. It's true that in our daily lives we absolutely depend on privacy and are aware of it being compromised.
Perhaps therein lies the real problem: for the most part these oversteps are barely noticeable. 'Doing something' amounts to a kind of activism. I can accept that as the necessary course of action at this point in time. Working for the right to privacy in the future could be analogous to protecting natural resources.
Privacy is extremely important. We get lots of utility from privacy and in fact require it to reach states of adequate mental and physical health.
But people with guns and money can prevent us from having it, despite how much utility it is, despite that it is considered a basic right, and regardless of whether we want to change it.