We do not live in a police state, and it is not going to happen. I have been to China several times. That is a police state and they execute criminals without the judicial due processes that we have.
Where are you coming from with "corporations having their fleets of flying drones" and "are they listening in or not" and "where will it end"?
There are fairly strict laws on what can and cannot be done. Why the worries?
Best way to catch the smart ones? Get an idiot working for them.
