I hope if something like this gets passed, there will be a massive protest, not just in the streets, but everyone starting to use Tor, TextSecure and other such apps they are most worried about.
I doubt that very much. Masses don't care about privacy, the dominating view is still that of "I have nothing to hide" and "let police do their job -- think of a children/terrorism" or any other mantra that's popular at the time. Look at Snowden story, only tech sector and human right activists care, there were no widespread protest, no political action, and since then surveillance only broadens. Especially in UK, which is has CCTVs on every corner (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10172298/One-surveilla...).
