Ah yes. The Elf on the Shelf. A fun little way to strike fear and engender paranoia in your little ones. The is moved on a nightly basis and you tell your little ones that he is watching them so that he can report their behavior back to Santa Claus.
Still sounds like the NSA to me.
Or that freaky clown from “It”.
And there you have it.
Creepy little bastard.