Meh most of the western population has been groomed to accept "a resonable level of intrusion", some have come to expect it.
Sucks that its now trending in this direction, but there are lots of ways around these things.
I'm not sure what to say, it seems like all over the world internet "freedoms?" are being clamped down on in the name of security. This is what happens when things are eroded over the course of a decade plus time.