SUMMARY - Government Surveillance and Privacy
Government Surveillance and Privacy: Navigating Safety, Autonomy, and the Limits of State Power
Governments have always collected information to maintain safety, enforce laws, and support public services. Yet modern technologies have transformed what is possible. Surveillance today is faster, quieter, more automated, and far more pervasive than anything imagined in previous decades. Systems that once required warrants, manpower, or physical presence now operate continuously and invisibly.