Governments around the world do not want to stop at the identifiable target. They'd like to imitate the US and China, obtaining special deals with service provi

Governments around the world do not want to stop at the identifiable target. They'd like to imitate the US and China, obtaining special deals with service providers that allow them to collect summary statistics and identify individuals computationally from the total of all communication. Here are a few uses for total surveillance: 1. Public opinion can be monitored on a much more objective level than polling provides. 2. Discontent can be identified long before potential protestors are aware of others who share their views. 3. People whose views are significantly outside the usual range can be picked out and targeted in advance of any crime, even when no crime would occur. 4. Serious attempts at labor or protest organization can be resolved into definite schedules with more basis for comparison to other events than the participants themselves have access to. 5. There would be no more electoral surprises. From this list, you may notice that states that are presently democratic have even more of a use for this capability than the others.