Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to access, monetise, coerce, and controlAnalyses of over 40,000 documents, computer vision papers and downstream patents spanning four decades indicates the extent of this surveillance and the rise of obfuscating language that helps to normalise such approaches. New research has underlined the surprising extent to which pervasive surveillance of people and their habits is powered by computer vision research - and shone a spotlight on how vulnerable individuals and communities are at risk.
