Economics and automation. To look at a related question, where do you draw the line between stakeouts and planting GPS devices? The question should not be som

Economics and automation. To look at a related question, where do you draw the line between stakeouts and planting GPS devices? The question should not be some sort of line-drawing based on looking at the narrow capabilities of a particular device or practice change. It needs to be a look at what those capabilities do to the current balance of civilian rights and responsibilities, and whether we wish to live in a world of robotic surveillance and law enforcement.