only real freedom is financial. Americans don't usually like to preemptively create rules and regulations that could hinder innovation or hurt businesses.
It's pretty good, actually. I prefer being poor in the EU over being poor in the US. Privacy is just one of the many benefits. I've been saying "maybe we have different values" a lot in this thread, but in this case, I suggest you ask poor people in the US what they prefer. Because I get the sense that you're not poor (in a strictly financial sense, that is, because even as a poor EU-citizen I probably get more affordable healthcare :p).
What about software patents? Or gene patents for that matter.