Privacy is difficult — technologically and legally. As the below video demonstrates, a lot of really smart people are working to help guarantee our rights. If vuExposed has piqued your interest or scared you, I strongly recommend that you take some measures to protect yourself and others online.
You should use the HTTPS Everywhere browser extension in an attempt to increase the prevalence of secure connections. Web site owners can use CertBot to procure secure certificates and thus support HTTPS. The development of HSTS has bolstered the strength of HTTPS, but must be adopted on more sites to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
No technological solution will guarantee privacy. In the arms race of development, motivated attackers (governments, criminals, etc.) will always find a way to compromise a system. For most of us, the quid pro quo suffices. Frankly, we're usually not the target of anything more than spam or phising attacks. Even then, economic arguments dissuade significant action (as with Herley). Nonetheless, journalists, lawyers, activist groups, and historically marginalized groups are at particular risk.
We can advocate for better privacy. Through our user-centric collective action, we can shape regulations to check government usage of security-related technology and police private infringements.
The following is an incomplete list of organizations that attempt to do so: