> That doesn't happen every day

Doesn't it? There are many non-democratic countries in the world, and many shady things happen in the democratic ones as well (by whatever definition of 'democratic').

Imagine that the political leanings of everyone in China/Russia/whichever countries in Central and South America are currently in a state of revolution, were exposed to their authorities.

Imagine if the police spied on trade unionists, and helped private corporations to blacklist them. Or don't imagine: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43507728