Part of the problem is that the governments have grown so big they can't do this without pissing off their own stake holders. If you float the idea of clamping

Part of the problem is that the governments have grown so big they can't do this without pissing off their own stake holders. If you float the idea of clamping down on the privacy violations of one thing in some sector of the economy you'll have the existing big players and the regulatory agency they're in bed with instantly complaining that they "need" these things in order to satisfy the regulators demands for records and paper pushing. Imagine if there was a push to force cars back to the degree of connectivity they had in 2004. The EPA, the NHTSA, the big OEMS, they'd all be up in arms because they've gotten so used to all the number crunching make-work they've created for themselves over the past 20yr.