Surveillance and Privacy

  1. Actors in Surveillance
    1. State Surveillance
      1. Intelligence Agencies
        1. National Intelligence Services
          1. Central Intelligence Agency
            1. Federal Bureau of Investigation
              1. National Security Agency
                1. Government Communications Headquarters
                2. Military Intelligence
                  1. Defense Intelligence Agency
                    1. Military Service Intelligence
                      1. Special Operations Intelligence
                        1. Cyber Command Units
                        2. Law Enforcement Intelligence
                          1. Federal Law Enforcement
                            1. State and Local Intelligence
                              1. Joint Terrorism Task Forces
                                1. Fusion Centers
                              2. Motivations for State Surveillance
                                1. National Security
                                  1. Foreign Intelligence Collection
                                    1. Counterintelligence Operations
                                      1. Terrorism Prevention
                                        1. Cyber Threat Detection
                                        2. Law Enforcement
                                          1. Criminal Investigation
                                            1. Evidence Collection
                                              1. Organized Crime Monitoring
                                                1. Drug Enforcement
                                                2. Social Control
                                                  1. Political Dissent Monitoring
                                                    1. Protest Surveillance
                                                      1. Journalist Monitoring
                                                        1. Activist Tracking
                                                    2. Corporate Surveillance
                                                      1. Technology Companies
                                                        1. Social Media Platforms
                                                          1. Facebook/Meta
                                                            1. Google/Alphabet
                                                              1. Twitter/X
                                                                1. TikTok/ByteDance
                                                                2. E-commerce Companies
                                                                  1. Amazon
                                                                    1. Alibaba
                                                                      1. eBay
                                                                        1. Online Retailers
                                                                        2. Telecommunications Providers
                                                                          1. Internet Service Providers
                                                                            1. Mobile Network Operators
                                                                              1. Cable Companies
                                                                                1. Satellite Providers
                                                                              2. Business Motivations
                                                                                1. Revenue Generation
                                                                                  1. Targeted Advertising
                                                                                    1. Data Sales
                                                                                      1. Premium Services
                                                                                        1. Market Intelligence
                                                                                        2. Operational Efficiency
                                                                                          1. Customer Analytics
                                                                                            1. Supply Chain Optimization
                                                                                              1. Fraud Prevention
                                                                                                1. Risk Management
                                                                                                2. Competitive Advantage
                                                                                                  1. Market Research
                                                                                                    1. Product Development
                                                                                                      1. Customer Retention
                                                                                                        1. Innovation Insights
                                                                                                      2. Surveillance Business Models
                                                                                                        1. Data Brokerage Industry
                                                                                                          1. Consumer Data Brokers
                                                                                                            1. Business Intelligence Providers
                                                                                                              1. Marketing Data Companies
                                                                                                                1. Identity Verification Services
                                                                                                                2. Surveillance Capitalism
                                                                                                                  1. Behavioral Futures Markets
                                                                                                                    1. Prediction Products
                                                                                                                      1. Extraction Imperatives
                                                                                                                        1. Instrumentarian Power
                                                                                                                      2. Employee Surveillance
                                                                                                                        1. Workplace Monitoring
                                                                                                                          1. Computer Activity Monitoring
                                                                                                                            1. Email and Communication Surveillance
                                                                                                                              1. Location Tracking
                                                                                                                                1. Productivity Measurement
                                                                                                                                2. Hiring and Background Checks
                                                                                                                                  1. Social Media Screening
                                                                                                                                    1. Credit Checks
                                                                                                                                      1. Criminal Background Checks
                                                                                                                                        1. Reference Verification
                                                                                                                                    2. Third-Party Surveillance Actors
                                                                                                                                      1. Private Investigation Services
                                                                                                                                        1. Corporate Investigations
                                                                                                                                          1. Personal Investigations
                                                                                                                                            1. Insurance Investigations
                                                                                                                                            2. Surveillance Technology Vendors
                                                                                                                                              1. Spyware Companies
                                                                                                                                                1. Facial Recognition Vendors
                                                                                                                                                  1. Data Analytics Providers
                                                                                                                                                    1. Surveillance Equipment Manufacturers
                                                                                                                                                    2. Academic and Research Institutions
                                                                                                                                                      1. University Research Programs
                                                                                                                                                        1. Think Tanks
                                                                                                                                                          1. Government Contractors
                                                                                                                                                            1. International Organizations
                                                                                                                                                          2. Individual and Social Surveillance
                                                                                                                                                            1. Interpersonal Surveillance
                                                                                                                                                              1. Domestic Surveillance
                                                                                                                                                                1. Spousal Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Parental Controls
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Elder Care Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Stalking Behaviors
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Social Media Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Friend and Family Tracking
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Professional Networking Surveillance
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Dating App Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Online Reputation Management
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Citizen Surveillance
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Neighborhood Watch Programs
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Community Policing
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Citizen Journalism
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Crowdsourced Investigations
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Vigilante Surveillance
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Doxing Activities
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Online Harassment Campaigns
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Unauthorized Investigations
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Public Shaming Efforts

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