When I was going through school I was taught that this is the sort of thing that happens in the GDR--the surveillance state. We watched videos/documentaries on

When I was going through school I was taught that this is the sort of thing that happens in the GDR--the surveillance state. We watched videos/documentaries on this. These are the tools of totalitarian states is what we were taught. The technology has changed but the end result hasn't--it's still chilling. This has come up for my family this past week. When my son came home from school and said he feels uncomfortable with all of the video cameras in the hallways I was shocked that this was a thing. He said he even felt uncomfortable going to the washrooms as he couldn't be sure there weren't cameras. The measures of surveillance employed without notifying the parents was shocking to me--with no option to give feedback or opt out? I haven't even looked into other forms of monitoring like what's shared in the article. But I'm going to find out.