People always bring up the idea that they didn&#x27;t have this capability until recently as if that bolsters your position. Since criminals didn&#x27;t have this capability 15 years ago <i>they couldn&#x27;t use it to hide criminal activity</i>. How does that make your case? &quot;Regular old police work&quot; has become less effective because it will find less evidence. If criminals are sufficiently on top of their shit, they can be very hard to catch indeed.<p>I mean, why draw the line here? Bugs and taps were new at one point. Why not say &quot;police used to get things done without these newfangled spy devices, so why should we allow it now?&quot; I would say a bug or tap is actually very invasive, but as long as a warrant is required, it doesn&#x27;t seem so bad.