Yeah, Quantity has a Quality all its own. Every time I hear an argument for surveillance that boils down to “well they could just stand there and watch you do

Yeah, Quantity has a Quality all its own. Every time I hear an argument for surveillance that boils down to “well they could just stand there and watch you do the $activity,” I lightly lose my mind. CCTV, ALNRs, facial recognition, etc. All of these are technically “just” advanced versions of the old fashioned stake-out. But that makes all the difference in the world.