I believe the entire goal of these systems isn't so much to watch people to prevent crime or keep the population safe from criminals, but for the security of government.
The most important thing for those in government is to retain their power. The same with those who provide the money to get those people in office in the first place.
When everyone is tracked, all their moves recorded, that data is there for use at anytime. It's a way of keeping people in line. Keeping political oppenents down. Making sure that people cannot rise to power.
The more data one has on a person the easier it is to discredit them by creating a certain image or spin. This is done by pulling things out of the record and putting them together creatively. The person doesn't need to do anything wrong at all. It's about the spin.
The usual example I use is the guy who drives by a strip club on his way to work. He decides to run for office, he poses a threat to those in power because he might win. So they mine the data.... it's leaked to the media that his driving log shows that he's been at this strip club almost on a daily basis. The same can be done with speed, or countless other things.
Better yet, would be something suspicious or something that put the person they want to discredit near a crime or something. It would give the state the ability to have persons arrested, etc and so forth.
It's about logging the actions of people for use when needed. The authorities could care less about stopping one citizen stealing from another. What do police spend more time doing? Investigating crimes that cost you money or investigating those their bosses in government profit from? Think about it. Government is out for itself.
