I agree on the "more careless" part. Not so sure if they are in fear of a revolt. Historically most "revolts" have been organized by the cabal itself - or their strawmen- as part of the Hegelian Dialectic. People in general only revolt genuinely only if they don't have food on the table anymore and no beer in the fridge. The establishing of surveillance is part of the bigger plan for absolute control monitored by AI. In China people already get automated warnings from AI if they are about to jaywalk...
They are getting more careless, their lies become more obvious, the censorship more blatant, the laws tougher and tougher because they know that there is nothing we can or will do about it.