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Sousveillance can be used to "counter" surveillance or it can be used with surveillance to create a more complete "veillance" ("Surveillance is a half-truth without sousveillance" [32]). The question of "Who watches the watchers" is dealt with more properly under the topic of metaveillance [33] (the veillance of veillance) than sousveillance.
Surveillance can be performed without censorship, but it is harder to engage in censorship without some form of surveillance. [79] Even when surveillance does not lead directly to censorship, the widespread knowledge or belief that a person, their computer, or their use of the Internet is under surveillance can have a " chilling effect " and ...
A covert operation or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an ... domestic surveillance, ...
The vast majority of computer surveillance involves the monitoring of data and traffic on the Internet. [9] In the United States for example, under the Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act, all phone calls and broadband Internet traffic (emails, web traffic, instant messaging, etc.) are required to be available for unimpeded real-time monitoring by federal law enforcement agencies.
A "wire" is a device that is hidden or concealed under a person's clothes for the purpose of covertly listening to conversations in proximity to the person wearing the "wire". Wires are typically used in police sting operations in order to gather information about suspects. [ 10 ]
It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance. [1] Biometric identifiers are the distinctive, measurable characteristics used to label and describe individuals. Biometric identifiers are often categorized as physiological characteristics which are related to the shape of the body.
He finds, under a blanket, a battery-powered night light, smaller than a fingernail. Staying awake past 10 is against the rules, everyone knows that. “You people amaze me,” he says, whistling ...
Modern prisons are among some of the most physically secure facilities, with almost every area under tight access control and surveillance. Pictured here is the exterior of Shata Prison in Israel, which is secured through the use of high fences, razor wire, protective barriers, guard towers, and security lighting.