Well, we must have a very different idea of what constitutes freedom then, because I don't consider a loss of freedom the necessity to pay taxes to support a service that benefits me, like tap water. I believe most people will think like me.
Loss of freedom is body scans in airports, police arrests without cause, the electorate's inability to prevent the political class from making laws the electors don't want and that benefit only a few. Things that have nothing to do with technological improvements.