> you _know_ you're being watched - makes life different, in some way, simpler. Arguably, what happens when people are aware of surveillance is one of the wors

> you _know_ you're being watched - makes life different, in some way, simpler. Arguably, what happens when people are aware of surveillance is one of the worst parts of it. Following the Snowden revelations, there were noticeable chilling effects: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/27/new-study-snowdens-disclosures-about-nsa-spying-had-a-scary-effect-on-free-speech/?utm_term=.824c5af75415 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/27/new-s...