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I agree. Often the benefits of these kind of things outweigh the risks of abuse. Law-abiding citizens rarely have what to fear from normal "surveillance".

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That is not what I said. I think these developments are toxic in the long term however well-intentioned they are when they're first introduced.

I was pointing out their implications are even worse for countries without a tradition of freedom because they'll allow for an even tighter control of information & around the clock surveillance thus enabling the security apparatuses of those regimes to nip in the bud any revolutionary movement.

I agree. Often the benefits of these kind of things outweigh the risks of abuse. Law-abiding citizens rarely have what to fear from normal "surveillance".

Do you live in the US? If so, you're not almost certainly not a "law-abiding citizen." The only question is, which laws count?

and which laws will be enforced, or ignored by the reigning excecutive

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