Hyper-surveillance

Hyper-surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens that specifically utilizes technology and security breaches to access information.

[2] Hyper surveillance is highly targeted and intricate observation and monitoring among an individual, group of people, or faction.

[6] Hyper surveillance extends beyond the crime control agents and police system as it has been documented in schools, community organizations, and other places.

[7] Constructed through computer programs, facial recognition systems analyze images and biometrics of human faces for the purpose of identification.

State departments possess photographs of constituents and utilize this information as a resource alongside public surveillance tools to create a system of identification and tracking.

[16] However, there are multiple potential negatives including personal abuse, racial bias, inaccurate results, and data security.