Distributed Denial of Secrets posted a large collection of photos that two US surveillance departments leaked through total carelessness. They show us how invasive state surveillance has become in "free" countries.

Trying to restrict the use of this surveillance data will tend to be ineffective. After all, there is already a law against lying in court testimony, but that doesn't make thugs stop doing it. The US has a history of persecuting people by calling them "terrorists", so limiting the use of the surveillance to "fighting terrorism" won't protect us.

That is why I advocate prohibiting the installation or operation of dangerous surveillance systems that surveil people in general.