That seems counter intuitive to me. Surveillance is information gathering, and synthesizing insights that were previously undiscovered. It makes more informat

That seems counter intuitive to me. Surveillance is information gathering, and synthesizing insights that were previously undiscovered. It makes more information, albeit not shared information. I suppose it decreases the percentage of information that’s free. But it increases the amount of total information. About free speech suppression, I don’t see any of that happening. If anything, there is too much being said from across the political spectrum. I’d be happy if people would say less, especially in hyperbole. I can’t see where free speech has been impinged at all.