mass surveillance theme
The question of whether and to what extent we should have large scale surveillance systems in place is discussed.
19 total · 12 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror1x03 | major | Liam was made to show his memories at the airport security check and it makes one ponder the extent to which recording implants are used to mass surveil the public. |
| blackmirror3x06 | major | The government made a secret agreement with the mechanical bee company that the government could access the bees sensors at times of heightened security. |
| movie: 1984 (1956) | major | The film is set in a totalitarian society in the future where the population may be monitored at any time. |
| movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006) | major | The film is set in a near future in which the United States government has deployed a high-tech surveillance system on the public. |
| movie: Aelita (1924) | major | The upper class used a form of surveillance to oversee the working class. |
| movie: Deja Vu (2006) | major | The FBI's advanced Snow White surveillance system functioned as an eye in the sky, letting them watch in detail what people had done (even inside their own homes) for up to four days into the past. |
| movie: Metropolis (1927) | major | The master of the city, Fredersen, kept close surveillance on the city's workers. |
| movie: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) | major | Everyone in superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police. |
| movie: THX 1138 (1971) | major | he film is set in a dystopian society where citizens are drugged and kept under close surveillance. |
| movie: V for Vendetta (2005) | major | The state comprehensively surveilled the citizenry. |