When considering surveillance, the first thing I thought of was the National Security Agency and Edward Snowden. This idea of massive, wide ranging national surveillance occurring without American citizens knowledge is something that creates a lot of fear within people. The article mentions this specifically, and also discusses the connection between surveillance and data. The idea of surveillance comes up often when considering data because the collection and use of data serves as a form of surveillance, especially by powerful institutions. This idea of a “surveillance-industrial complex” existing as a practicable reality in our present day, especially one which “no one … knows the extent of its reach,” is terrifying and potentially dangerous if it was controlled and used with negative and harmful intentions. The keyword text also discusses how surveillance is a dominant theme in reality television and some dystopian books and action films. Surveillance is an idea that society is increasingly curious about and this curiosity is being reflected in media as surveillance is being seen on a greater scale than ever before.
