In the future, I think it's far more likely that the US or UK will have a really horrible government, than Germany. Because the US and UK governments have been

In the future, I think it's far more likely that the US or UK will have a really horrible government, than Germany. Because the US and UK governments have been pretty good for such a long time, most people in those countries are not aware of the importance of privacy. And when the horrible government comes along, there will already be plenty of surveillance in place that it can use to tyrannize people.