By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026But partway through the discussion, Cox and Hill switch from discussing "traditional" surveillance *of the sort that has metastasized in the 25 years since 9/11) to a form of surveillance that's very different. 1292
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026This is the "content-creator" surveillance that mixes always-on cameras with facial recognition to dox and shame strangers for everyday transgressions, mistakes and embarrassments. 1335
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026While this is certainly a *kind* of surveillance, I think it's better to call it *scrutiny*. It's something worse than the sense of being watched: it's the sense of being *judged*. Inducing this feeling of being judged has long been a (sociopathic) desire of wealthy and powerful people. 1476
