Hyper-surveillance
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Hyper-surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens that specifically utilizes technology and security breaches to access information.[1] As the reliance on the internet economy grows, smarter technology with higher surveillance concerns and snooping means workers to have increased surveillance at their workplace.[2] Hyper surveillance is highly targeted and intricate observation and monitoring among an individual, group of people, or faction.[3]
In the middle of the 1970s, the American penal system or prison system expanded rapidly.[4] As a result, 1 in 35 adults are in correctional supervision nationwide. The surveillance systems has created targeted and specific supervision.[5] The use of surveillance systems has been targeted against black and Latino men. Consequently, men of color are found to be stopped by police at higher rates. For example, in some neighborhoods, police stop over 500 out of 1000 residents in their lifetime due to hyper surveillance systems.[6]
Hyper surveillance extends beyond the crime control agents and police system as it has been documented in schools, community organizations, and other places. Research finds that hyper surveillance can lead to targeted and specific focus on an individual leading to profiling and predictive policing.[7]