I agree with you but the sad fact is this, as long as this abuse only happen to a few 'others', majority of people don't really much care especially with abstract issue such as digital surveillance.

A lot of people will simply accept that these massive digital dragnet is a necessary evil to protect them from the evil terrorists.

edit: I am based in Cairo and you know what? Those bloody crackdowns against Muslim Brotherhood protesters are popular in the country. The sit-ins have been labeled as terrorists sit-ins.