I agree that privacy is a fundamental human right (in all centuries, not just 21st century). But the governments don't like this and the surveillance is becoming more and more intrusive with each passing day. This don't just include oppressive regimes like China but also democracies like India.
Funnily enough, I remember a news from last year when Indian government (one of the largest democracies) ruled that VPN companies have to collect and maintain all kinds of personally identifiable data about their users! Most reputed companies either stopped catering to Indian users or switched to virtual Indian servers located outside Indian jurisdiction.
Under the new directions, Mint reported that VPN providers are required to store validated customer names, their physical addresses, email ids, phone numbers, and the reason they are using the service, along with the dates they use it and their “ownership pattern”. In addition to that, the government is also asking VPN providers to keep a record of users’ IP addresses and their email used to register the service, along with the timestamp of registration. Further, VPN providers are also required to maintain a list of all IP addresses issued to a customer and the IP addresses that their customers generally use.