Ain't that the truth. For me it was a reminder that the values of the company that chose to install malware on your PC[1] are alive and well. I personally dropped PSN and started boycotting them after I would not get a refund on a toddler purchased game.
The problem here is also that it's not just annoying, some EU member states are not supported for PSN accounts and according the TOS you can get your PSN account banned if you sign up with the wrong country!
any older users here may remember the SOE (sony online entertainment) days. They’d do evil stuff that would make this look like a rookie move.