Part and parcel of the desacralisation of the human being, unfortunately, which is so hot right now, and has been since the start of the twentieth century.
I truly feel things are about to get a lot worse for most people (.i. Those who don't control the systems) and it won't be pretty. Sadly I don't think those who do do this stuff care one bit. The whole 'Did it because we could without asking whether we should' type problem.