That is quite possibly the case, and we should never cease to be vigilant. But that said, we were worried about the same slippery slope 20 years ago, and at lea

That is quite possibly the case, and we should never cease to be vigilant. But that said, we were worried about the same slippery slope 20 years ago, and at least in my country it is less worrisome now than then. It seems to me that Australia is lagging behind more than being an experiment, considering they're still talking about encryption laws etc. But perhaps the US is as well?