By "politically" I meant that they are openly engaged in politics, in coordination, in support of the installation and legalized use of these kinds of surveilla

By "politically" I meant that they are openly engaged in politics, in coordination, in support of the installation and legalized use of these kinds of surveillance/enforcement technologies and the policies that support their growth in private sector. This is just obvious and surface level open stuff I'm saying but I'm not sure how aware people are of the various interests involved.