Personally, I don&#x27;t think the 4th amendment has much to say about surveillance. It protects four enumerated property rights: houses, persons, papers, and effects. If you have a property right in something, the government needs a warrant. If you don&#x27;t, it doesn&#x27;t.<p>I don&#x27;t think surveillance is good, but I&#x27;m strongly opposed to twisting the interpretation of the Constitution to fight in courts battles that should be fought in the political realm. We have a real problem with excessive surveillance and over-policing in the US (but also in the UK and other places, to be fair). But the people want safety and security. That&#x27;s democracy.