The scariest part is that this kind of program drops all pretense and explicitly characterizes all interactions with the authorities in the context of the &quot;threat&quot; each of us poses. It anchors the discussion in terms inherently antagonistic relationship, and normalizes aggressive policing behavior. <i>Why aren&#x27;t more people scared by this?</i><p>Although it is inconvenient for law enforcement, the government should not conduct persistent, universal surveillance on the citizenry - even if it only consists of monitoring &amp; compiling publicly available information. The value of these tools is dubious, and the potential for abuse is high; there is no accountability for the costs in comparison to the utility, and they are routinely established in the absence of oversight <i>by design</i>.<p>Mechanisms already exist for targeted surveillance when authorities have probable cause. Normalizing casual surveillance with no specific intent marginalizes the discussion of more invasive surveillance techniques, and emboldens authorities who dismiss privacy as a trivial impediment to security.