4 ms·
Sousveillance is much more broad. It doesn't just mean watching government officials, it's watching everyone. Essentially "democratising" spying. Watchdogs for
by throwaway7767 10y ago
Sousveillance is much more broad. It doesn't just mean watching government officials, it's watching everyone. Essentially "democratising" spying.
Watchdogs for government, absolutely, great idea that I support 100%. Sousveillance sounds like a horrible dystopia where your nosy judgemental neighbour down the street broadcasts your house guests on youtube to demonstrate the moral decay of society.
- pavel_lishin 10y ago> Sousveillance is much more broad. It doesn't just mean watching government officials, it's watching everyone. Theoretically, isn't this what we're already supposed to do? If you see someone breaking into a car, you're supposed to call the authorities.
- throwaway7767 10y agoDo you walk around with a body camera and microphone everywhere you go? And constantly upload those recordings to a big public database somewhere? Because that's my understanding of sousveillance.