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It is that to an extent - big shift that is happening is private glowie companies such as Palantir taking over. And simultaneously a few other ones as well. Nowadays you can rent out a giant HR company which is essentially surveilance for private businesses.
The other more important thing is that cyberpunk isn't this really cool future, it's jingoism powered by social networks. You won't get interesting light displays, you will get heraldry, fake tradition, drone swarms that create faces of dead kings and in case of America UFC fights on the White House lawn.