[bmelton]

Maybe not yet, but as surveillance gets more advanced, we get closer and closer to that.

I know for a positive fact that at least some law agencies have the capability to put concealed cameras up that broadcast real-time video back to a data center. From there, the data is algorithmically processed by license plate readers and facial recognition tools that cross-reference their found data against databases containing persons of note (like persons of interest, but less specific to a given case) and, when results are found, notify agents or officers via messaging.

We're really just a hop, skip and a jump away from the "self-driving car of surveillance".