Instances like this is a powerful statement that truly free and democratic governance is not sustainable in the long run with technological advancements. We ar

Instances like this is a powerful statement that truly free and democratic governance is not sustainable in the long run with technological advancements. We are basically trading marginal comforts from new technology in the short run for political freedom in the long run and the latency is decreasing. The difference is overt governance of this nature is vilified and amplified in the media and the covert governance is insulated and critics marginalized.