I&#x27;ve got the rough equivalent: a couple nosy retired neighbors, who email the neighborhood mailing list every time they see a truck roll down the street they don&#x27;t recognize. They don&#x27;t get harassed by law enforcement, in fact, they&#x27;re on great terms.<p>The increasing omniscience of your neighbors brings society back from a relatively short period of anonymity. In a small town, a single officer off the main road knew everyone&#x27;s comings and goings. This did lead to a lot of abuse, and I&#x27;m glad that we&#x27;re beyond the worst of sheriff as bully. But the answer to increasing observational powers isn&#x27;t going to be in forcing law enforcement to be crippled, it&#x27;s going to be in better open access and transparency on what and who they are targeting.