In a world of smart homes and cities, data is the coin of the realm. Everyone is vulnerable, nothing is too private. We consumers are unintentionally paying for our own surveillance. The fourth amendment is taking a beating in the mid 21st century. And most courts say you don’t need a warrant to follow information from smart devices. Nothing on Google is private. Our guest law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson says we should assume a tyrant can use all the massive data being collected. But there are new legislative and judicial steps we can take to protect our freedom on democracy.