an individual will easily shut down their node without any problem and there is nothing the government could do to force them to remain on. a company on the other hand can be pressured to keep their node online and comply with their demands to start recording and reporting everything.
additionally the individual can leak that demand on the internet and warn people while the company can be legally forced to keep it a secret.
Is that the law where Blockstream is the country incorporated in? Are requests from authorities to incorporate spying features into a company's product legally enforceable?
Even if they are, it's harder to keep a secret when more people get to know of it.