global surveillance
Worldwide intelligence gathering
Global surveillance is the monitoring of communications, activities, and data across national borders, typically by governments or intelligence agencies.
Programs like the NSA's PRISM collect phone records, emails, and internet traffic on a massive scale.
The term gained prominence after Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations: Global surveillance has eroded expectations of privacy online.
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- intelligence agenciesGovernment surveillance and espionage organizations
- satellite imagingPhotography from orbiting spacecraft
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
- Patriot ActCounterterrorism surveillance legislation
national security · border control · data mining · spyware · backdoor access · biometric systems · transparency initiatives · crime prevention · digital rights · chilling effect · espionage · Big Brother · spy satellites · international organizations · drones · predictive policing · environmental monitoring · hackers
global surveillancetargeted surveillance
Observation of specific subjects
domestic surveillance · neighborhood watch · community policing
global surveillancegovernment transparency
Public access to official proceedings
citizen oversight · open government · freedom of information · public accountability · accountability
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