👁️ AI Surveillance, Privacy, and the New Social Contract

Analysis of AI-driven surveillance, examining its technological foundations, widespread applications, and associated harms. It breaks down biometric recognition, particularly facial recognition technology (FRT), detailing how personal identity is transformed into machine-readable data. The text explores the use of AI surveillance in law enforcement, smart cities, healthcare, and the commercial sector, highlighting a pattern of "benefit creep" where initial uses expand over time. Critically, t...