I think you've over-simplified the situation to the point that it's a straw-man.
Different societies have different social contracts. There's what is legal, and what is polite / socially acceptable. In many Western countries, this kind of behaviour at a non-military company would be in shocking bad taste.
It kind of depends on whether your society thinks people > companies, or companies > people.
Well, I don't believe companies are more important than people, and I do think companies should be able to monitor their own computers, and yet somehow I continue to exist.
Different societies have different social contracts. There's what is legal, and what is polite / socially acceptable. In many Western countries, this kind of behaviour at a non-military company would be in shocking bad taste.
It kind of depends on whether your society thinks people > companies, or companies > people.