The problems of information technogy and law enforcement are not a recent discovery, though this is much overlooked.<p>Quoting:<p><i>By moving in this direction, we could easily end up with the most effective, oppressive police state ever created.</i> The old cliche that "knowledge is power" is especially valid in describing a society that holds extensive information about the movements and history of all its citizens. I can think of no organization or government that has proven itself to be sufficiently benevolent to be entrusted with the power that is derived from the volume of information available in such a system.<p>"Some Caveats on the Contribution of Technology to Law Enforcement", Paul Baran. (1967)<p><a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3550.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3550.html</a><p>Emphasis in original.