I think there is a lot of scare-mongering in this article, I would assume it's for the purpose of putting as much emphasis on the point as there can be.

The core message resonates true. We live in a society that boasts of democracy, freedom and privacy, but the government has been chipping off on the freedoms any chance they get. This trend is especially worrying for minorities and vulnerable groups.

The question is, what can we as ordinary citizens do? Protests do not seem to cut it these days, what can be done?