http://www.idscan.co.uk/

This is a great example of how technology is advancing and how it can be used in order to watch people. The above video shows how the IPHONE is being used in order to control a security camera.

"School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home"

"Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to light when the Robbins's child was disciplined for "improper behavior in his home" and the Vice Principal used a photo taken by the webcam as evidence" http://boingboing.net/2010/02/17/school-used-student.html

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I found the section above in an article, when researching surveillance and how our online presence is watched. The above story just highlights how obtrusive surveillance can be.

The trailer above is for the up and coming 'Social Network' film. Definately a film that I like the look of, but also very relevant in terms of subject matter. It's also a great example showing the parallels between social networking and surveillance.

Enemy of the State Title Sequence

This isn't the best title sequence that I have seen, but it does include lots of things within it that infer the idea of surveillance. I like the way that the idea of satellites are introduced and the way that tracking someone is suggested.

Laws against employers looking on Facebook site

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,713240,00.html