I think government agents certainly are permitted the same: it&#x27;s called &quot;shadowing&quot;. I know, reasonable suspicion and all that, but within the confines of a parent-child relationship, it is the parent that holds all the power, including the ability to define what &quot;reasonable suspicion&quot; means, and to act on that definition alone.<p>So no, I still don&#x27;t see the fundamental difference between a parent claiming &quot;I reserve the blanket right to monitor my childrens movements&quot; and a government claiming the same on its citizens.<p>(edit: not saying they&#x27;re equal, there certainly are differences in scale and execution -- but the fundamental policy is still one of distrust and subversion)