You got your definition of a surveillance state wrong. > A surveillance state is a country where the government engages in pervasive surveillance of large numb

You got your definition of a surveillance state wrong. > A surveillance state is a country where the government engages in pervasive surveillance of large numbers of its citizens and visitors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance#Surveillance_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance#Surveillance... Ever heard of Snowden instantly stopping the conspiracy theory accusation by releasing internal document showing it was actually happening ? Surveillance state is not about what you are able to post on facebook. The modern surveillance state welcomes this kind of public posting, it provides data for behavior control through behavioral prediction and modification.