[filoleg]

>The US will for sure become like China in 10-20 years, with regards to surveillance.

I very much doubt it. It is one thing when a bunch of small and big companies collect pieces of data about you, and another when the centralized governmentt does it.

Also, it really matters what that data is used for. I would be hard-pressed to compare the onslaught of personalized ads with "disappearing" people who speak out against the government. Just look at US-related political posts on twitter. Why would you even need surveillance if people feel perfectly safe to publicly air out their negative feelings towards the government to a giant audience.