Small-town law enforcement is fairly easy since there is little anonymity available. Do surveillance cameras and face recognition software return us to that level of security? When people complain these days about threats to privacy we consider 'as compared to what?'. How much anonymity is truly desirable or healthy? I, for one, don't wish to experience the pressure to conform that might be exerted by an aggressive culture upon known nonconforming individuals. A level of anonymity protects people from such targeting. On the other hand, I would welcome the security for my family that would come when criminals on the streets became rarer and rarer. Indeed I am sure that fewer people would succumb to the temptation of a life of crime if they had a realistic expectation of being caught and convicted.