What if the near-term result of all these revelations is that it just becomes the new normal? Is it necessarily such a bad thing for the snoops in the shadows if they know people will eventually just get used to it? After all nothing really feels different day-to-day so ... meh.
Data is being collected on all people.
All people are guilty of something.
When the time comes, a case will be built for the person currently under scrutiny.