"I wonder if the public, US or otherwise (as we find more countries with intelligence agencies working as accessories), will experience outrage fatigue."
Unfortunately, I fear the mainstream mindset towards this issue will hinge on how the major political candidates in the 2016 election choose to frame the issue. If there's widespread consensus from the leading Presidential candidates in both parties that this is not an issue - then the mainstream populous is likely to get in-line with that mindset in-support of "their" candidate.
I hope the public perception of these issues doesn't get dumbed down to political-party allegiance, but I fear it may be the case.
This is a very insightful way to look at things and it highlights the role of the leadership. In current world not much of the stuff matters, actually, as it is very high on the Maslow's pyramid. So it has to be thought leaders who define the course of action for the "careless masses" (TM).
Unfortunately, I fear the mainstream mindset towards this issue will hinge on how the major political candidates in the 2016 election choose to frame the issue. If there's widespread consensus from the leading Presidential candidates in both parties that this is not an issue - then the mainstream populous is likely to get in-line with that mindset in-support of "their" candidate.
I hope the public perception of these issues doesn't get dumbed down to political-party allegiance, but I fear it may be the case.