A Surveillance Society?

US citizens spying on each other?

RT

The United States is known as the land of liberty, but lately it seems it is becoming the land of fear and suspicion. In a post 9/11-America, the slogan "if you see something, say something" has become a national campaign to prevent another terrorist attack. According to FBI pamphlets, people who pay with cash, wear backpacks and use cameras could be a potential terrorists. Recent reports also confirm that the NYPD has covertly been monitoring and spying on Muslims. Marina Portnaya looks into why the US government wants citizens spying on citizens.

New Zealand is certainly not immune.

Here is an interview about surveillance from Radio New Zealand

Surveillance in everyday life

Radio New Zealand

Professor David Lyon is the Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre, at Queen's University, Canada where he is also Professor of Sociology and Law. He speaks with Nine to Noon about the increasing incidences of surveillance in our lives and its impact.