I'm starting to think that it's time to make an open source and open-data platform for this.

Similar in scope to OSM, but for all people.

The goal of the project would be to reveal to the average person how much data is being collected about them, and how easy it is - with the end goal being to influence legislation to curb these practices.

As long as it remains in the shadows, it doesn't really affect the average person, and the convenience of digital devices will outweigh the privacy concerns.