surveillance society
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In Pakistan, the girls are hemmed in by a surveillance society in which confidences cannot be shared over tapped phones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
While fear of infection is on the minds of many, “Citizenfour” director Laura Poitras raises concerns about the pandemic’s effect on the surveillance society.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
Its delirious barrage of satiric blows at a surveillance society of corrupt authority figures, economic exploitation, and assembly-line institutions speaks directly to our time.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2016
McKay calls the incident "an ill-judged moment made without thinking which has placed into sharp focus the inherent risks of the surveillance society".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2015
We haven’t turned into that sort of surveillance society.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2014
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