The Surveillance State Is a Reality
Surveillance cameras at a petrol station near Gotha, Germany in 2017.
Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images EuropeIt’s really not a question of whether surveillance states are starting to take hold. Many civil-rights advocates say it’s already happened.
The debate has been intensified by the proliferation of tracing apps during the Covid-19 pandemic and protests that followed the death of George Floyd.