Is the loss of civil rights worth it? Loss of privacy? Does it give more security?

"After the September 11 attacks, the U.S. government changed its domestic policies in a lot of ways that did little to keep its residents safer from terrorism, even as it infringed on civil liberties and weakened basic protections against government abuses."

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...erties/487115/

This is also of interest, for those with lots of time to look into it:
War on Terror: Crackdown on Civil Rights; War on Freedom ? Global Issues