In my opinion, all that is happening with these "anti-privacy laws" is that very old spying practices are becoming codified in law. Nothing will actually change. The spying is already happening, and has been for a long time.
Yes, the crimes are simply being retro-actively whitewashed and for the future you can expect a lot more of the same especially because it is now legal.
Never mind that these laws are in conflict with just about every right that we as citizens are supposed to have and which we all learn in school should be important to us.
