I suspect pressure to backdoor something or similar requests in the US are often (not always) one off adventures that collectively look like something larger, rather than say a policy where someone goes to companies and make general requests continuously like some regulator going about his business.
The effect may end up being widespread, but the actual access and details are more uneven / look strange to us because of how spotty it is at times.
At least in the us I suspect that law enforcement, the typical surveillance organizations may even try to cast a wide net at times, but I think they're more transactional in their intent / look for what they need for a given person, people, case and less so to keep an eye on where a random citizen comes and goes.
That's not a justification for any of it, but I think it might explain why folks don't always find the 1984 they're looking for / expect in the end result.
The effect may end up being widespread, but the actual access and details are more uneven / look strange to us because of how spotty it is at times.
At least in the us I suspect that law enforcement, the typical surveillance organizations may even try to cast a wide net at times, but I think they're more transactional in their intent / look for what they need for a given person, people, case and less so to keep an eye on where a random citizen comes and goes.
That's not a justification for any of it, but I think it might explain why folks don't always find the 1984 they're looking for / expect in the end result.