Mass surveillance is the large-scale surveillance of an entire or substantial portion of a population. It is the surveillance baseline of our society.
Used in tactics: Deterrence, Incrimination
Sub-techniques
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Mass surveillance | ||
| Civilian snitches | Civilian snitches are people who are not part of an adversary's security force, but who would inform the adversary if they saw something suspicious. | |
| Mass digital surveillance | Mass digital surveillance is the large-scale collection, storage, and analysis of the digital communications of an entire or substantial portion of a population. | |
| Police files | Police files are physical or digital records maintained by law enforcement agencies. Police files contain vast amounts of data about many things, are kept indefinitely or for long periods of time, and can be efficiently analyzed and cross-referenced using digital tools. | |
| Video surveillance | Mass video surveillance (also known as close-circuit television, or CCTV) is the large-scale collection, storage and analysis of video and audio data from video surveillance cameras. Mass video surveillance aims to capture the identity of people who pass through a space and to extend its coverage to as much space as possible. Some countries now have more surveillance cameras than citizens. | |