Many of us don't know the standards used in implementing the complex communication technologies that enables us today. Many of us do not know or even care about encryption or its use. We may not even know about the groups or companies that fight or go against governments to ensure that people have their right to privacy. Some will say that what you don't know can't hurt you but that is more often false. Just because you don't know gravity exists doesn't make gravity harmless. Just because you don't know fire burns mean you won't be burnt. Just because you don't know that effects of a hacking vulnerability doesn't mean you won't be hacked or be affected by it.