I live in the NL. And even though OP is too dramatic. The fact is that much of the world news Snowden was revealing already, was common practice in Netherland

I live in the NL. And even though OP is too dramatic. The fact is that much of the world news Snowden was revealing already, was common practice in Netherlands for a while before that; and it was publically accepted. For instance they could & can eaves drop on your phonecalls without any warrant needed from an independent judge. They just need approval from a commission they can create themselves: https://www.aivd.nl/onderwerpen/afluisteren https://www.aivd.nl/onderwerpen/afluisteren. There is definitely a big issue with the Government having too much power, lack of independent checks, and being hard to hold them responsible.