> Why does every government seem to be intentionally marching towards a surveillance dystopia?

Because it is very tempting to control the others. Of course, the idea that they might control you, is disgusting.

> Of course reporting or warrant requirements are never included.

They are not followed anyway. See US.

> Just automatic unaudited AI word matching, a secret trial and then straight to the gulag for you.

Welcome to the club, my friend. People (and governments) learn nothing from history. And when someone comes and put them in jail, he is a bad dictator. That someone paved the way for the bad dictator to act like this, this occurs to no one.

> Every one of them seems to demand completely unfettered power to invade innocent citizens privacy.

If google has your data, why not your government ? Just like google they promise they only use it for good. And of course, they want privacy. But not for you.

> If they were not acting in bad faith they wouldn't be scared of the sunlight, they would be proudly shouting their achievements from the rooftops.

When you have no achievements, it is very hard to "proudly shout them".