I think part of the reason why it seems that we're making the wrong decisions most of the time is that the actual decision-making is less obvious in a lot of situations.

While everybody knows that their mobile phone can be/is tracked as it moves between cell towers, it's far less obvious than an explicit vote for or against some kind of invasion of privacy.

In which case, raising awareness so that people can actively override the decisions being made for them seems like a good place to start.