> it's no different from a person who doesn't understand that their neighbours can see into an open window at night.

And standing out in the street staring through with binoculars is still wrong and creepy.

> Should Shodan be taken down because it can search for these devices? What about Google because it can find admin consoles?

It’s not a new idea, nor that controversial, that we restrict things specifically aimed at doing something rather than ones just capable of it.