Surveilled and Unaware: How Everyday Life Feeds the Watchers

Update: 2025-07-30

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In a hyper-connected world, we are not just observed—we are quantified. This blog post dissects the invisible architecture of ubiquitous technical surveillance (UTS), the erosion of privacy by design, and how our everyday interactions—both voluntary and coerced—fuel a vast ecosystem of data-driven control. From algorithmic profiling to emotional surveillance and counterterrorism’s moral gray zones, this piece interrogates the unsettling convergence of security, commerce, and control.

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