See that's the problem everyone is talking about. The thing, is, turns out you can't. That's was the ENTIRE point of the Snowden revelations.
No sane person is okay with terrorism, but at what point are you going to stop relinquishing your rights?
First, texts with Whatsapp. Then your phone calls. Then your bags and notes when you go through airport security. Then bugs in your house. All of these will help curb terrorism. But where will you stop? Will you lose all your private life in the name of law?