I never claimed there is no abuse. I specifically stated that surveillance, even limited through laws, is essential to most of law enforcement. Transgressions

I never claimed there is no abuse. I specifically stated that surveillance, even limited through laws, is essential to most of law enforcement. Transgressions about such limits don't somehow make it untrue that many criminal convictions in all sorts of areas are based upon entirely lawful surveillance. I don't think there is any solid argument society would be safer if all such surveillance was deemed illegal.