According to the keyword essay, surveillance is “watching over somebody’s action” . It is everywhere and almost unavoidable due to the ever growing forms of technology. The only problem is the type of the surveillance. Involuntary surveillance that has been incorporated into the media for example the dataveillance that is common with social media apps like Instagram which surveils its users daily with voice track feature for reasons of profit maximization is undeniably disliked by the majority. The keyword surveillance reminds me of the TV show Person of Interest where there is a clear concept of power in surveillance through the government which completely eliminates public privacy. In this case, surveillance is a double edged sword because it provides evidence of human action that can be helpful but also at the same time surveillance manipulates human behavior with the need to stay safe
