[headsplice]

I read a really good article about public monitoring a year or so ago. The author spoke about public cameras that supposedly keep records of crimes. The author stated that there is no way we, as citizens, are going to get away from cameras. However, the author also described a situation that would be great. Instead of having a database that only gov. officials (police, FBI, etc...) have access to, make the DB of vids open to EVERYONE. That way, instead of an Orwellian nightmare, you have what could be a freer, more open society (perhaps, the author was a bit overly-optimistic).
More generally, I don't want people sticking their noses in my business. I don't hurt anyone except myself, and I think people should leave me the hell alone. UAV's over US airspace is a scary thought. It feels like grease on the slippery slope to the Thought Police.