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surveillance society

British

noun

a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities

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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

This leads to accusations of snooping and a surveillance society.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2021

It sounds like science fiction made real with a total surveillance society and detection of "pre-crime."

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2021

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

These stories are often framed as tales of normal people getting revenge on snooping tech bros—an understandable and fundamentally American reaction to a creeping surveillance society.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2016

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