You seem to suggest such laws become reality because of ignorance. After having read the Snowden revelations, I find it impossible to think that. This is 100%

You seem to suggest such laws become reality because of ignorance. After having read the Snowden revelations, I find it impossible to think that. This is 100% calculated and fully in line with what we have learned. And it is yet another example of "let's make legal what we've been doing illegally for years/decades".