&gt;the states<p>Surveillance isn&#x27;t any more okay because it&#x27;s at the state level instead of federal.<p>In fact, I&#x27;d argue the more local the surveillance, the <i>worse</i> it is, because in federal government databases you are just a number, while your town&#x2F;village government is more likely personally know you, your friends, and your family and have opinions about your lifestyle that they might share with those people.