There is a substantial difference between direct and indirect surveillance. The government cannot imprison you if you prevent a company whom the government is s

There is a substantial difference between direct and indirect surveillance. The government cannot imprison you if you prevent a company whom the government is siphoning data from from spying on you. But if you try to shield yourself from the government’s direct surveillance, you may suffer consequences in the future as the laws evolve. Take Sweden for example. First the politicians legislated that ISPs are forced to provide data to the government about its users. Then when some ISPs like Bahnhof started advertising that they don’t save logs, shortly after it became a legal obligation to do so. If ISPs don’t comply, they could be criminally charged under the law. No coercion vs coercion.