Indeed, the surveillance state that exists online vastly exceeds the surveillance state that exists offline (in some countries) right now. Schneider's point is

Indeed, the surveillance state that exists online vastly exceeds the surveillance state that exists offline (in some countries) right now. Schneider's point is that we're failing to regulate against surveillance in general, and by simply focusing on banning a single form of surveillance, we're ignoring the dozens of other mechanisms that can be used both online and offline to track every single thing we do.