indiscriminate-data-dragnets

The chapter explores the pervasive nature of modern surveillance and data collection, illustrating how individuals like Sharon Gill and Bilal Ahmed are monitored even in private online spaces, often without clear consent. It highlights the technological advances that have enabled indiscriminate data dragnets by governments and corporations, discusses the legal and social ambiguities of privacy in the digital age, and warns of the potential abuses of personal data historically and in contemporary contexts.