You take that back. Santa Clause Conquers the Martians is a classic.
You may not be able to opt out of the surveillance, but at the very least the fact that they're watching you gives you one small foot in the door to manipulate them.
Great question! You should seek to learn as much as you can about how the world works to try and find an answer to it!
The cabal takes their thralls into space, to become a novel unique component of the galactic machine collective, which fills the depths of space beyond the reach of life. Those left behind smash and melt down their electronics, and build the largest and most enduring monuments possible to pass down advice and warnings in an attempt to stave off the next turn of this cycle for as long as possible.