I think you are not wrong, but the point I was trying to make is that the whispered conversation of romantic partners is now something that is recorded and writ

I think you are not wrong, but the point I was trying to make is that the whispered conversation of romantic partners is now something that is recorded and written and sent, the reality is that the law didnt change to become more draconian, the people's behavior changed so that the law FEELS more draconian. Basically, when most of your society is illiterate, they are not creating evidence for LEO to subpoena in the first place.