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surveillance
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surveillance

See CCTV and network camera.


surveillance
close observation or supervision maintained over a person, group, etc., esp one in custody or under suspicion

surveillance [sər′vā·ləns]
(engineering)
Systematic observation of air, surface, or subsurface areas or volumes by visual, electronic, photographic, or other means, for intelligence or other purposes.


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During the last Congress the Bush administration pushed for congressional authorization for the warrantless electronic surveillance program it had secretly implemented through the National Security Agency.
Electronic surveillance programs such as Operation Shamrock, implemented in secrecy without debate or legal authority, serve as a cautionary tale on how such surveillance programs impinge on the principles underpinning our democracy.
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