I have talked about it, in public, to several non-gamer friends, and once I explained what was going on they agreed that it was ridiculous. I've also posted about it on my facebook page, pretty public I'd say. Yes, right now this is a games issue, but it could set precedent (if it flies) for other software to do the same. It's kinda part of the movement towards cloud-computing. Hey, it's fine for some folks, that's cool. Not for me. A lot of people will just accept it without knowing the implications, and I feel that if I can educate some folks on that, s'all'good.
It may not be 'dark times' as such, but it is a potentially important issue.