Since Edward Snowden's revelations, no longer are only large corporations and conspiracy theorists interested in IT security: Security has gained popular interest and is discussed at the societal level. Not only the marketing and sales armies of European corporations, but also our politicians are now braced for action. There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a catastrophe, but are their plans going to help us? In order to understand which steps are now necessary on a political level, we should first understand how it could ever come this far.