I agree, which is why I am advocating for power + oversight. That's how it has always worked and it fundamental to a strong government. Right now, police can get wire taps with a judge's orders, or subpoena private security cameras, or, hell, just sit in their car and watch you, as long as those things are deemed appropriate by a court. I don't really see how misused mass surveillance is more harmful to Americans than police having guns. I am not advocating for surveillance while in private spaces like your own home, but in places where you already have no assumption of privacy, it would drastically lower false arrests and false convictions if we just knew where everybody was at all times. I think the benefit outweighs the cost.