4: The Watchful Web | The History Of Surveillance

Looks at how, when you surf the net or use a credit card, you leave a data trail as revealing as an animal’s spoor, comprising your tastes in everything from soap to sexual partners.

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1: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

1: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

Channel 4 | 2001 | 52'01''

Jeremy Bentham’s revolutionary prison, the Panopticon, where all inmates were constantly visible, spawned a culture of mug-s...

3: I Want My CCTV | The History Of Surveillance

3: I Want My CCTV | The History Of Surveillance

Channel 4 | 2001 | 49'03''

Looks at how surveillance is now seen as a necessary protective measure.

4: The Watchful Web | The History Of Surveillance

4: The Watchful Web | The History Of Surveillance

Channel 4 | 2001 | 49'34''

Looks at how, when you surf the net or use a credit card, you leave a data trail as revealing as an animal’s spoor, compris...

1: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

1: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

Channel 4 | 2001 | 52'01''

Jeremy Bentham’s revolutionary prison, the Panopticon, where all inmates were constantly visible, spawned a culture of mug-s...

3: I Want My CCTV | The History Of Surveillance

3: I Want My CCTV | The History Of Surveillance

Channel 4 | 2001 | 49'03''

Looks at how surveillance is now seen as a necessary protective measure.

4: The Watchful Web | The History Of Surveillance

4: The Watchful Web | The History Of Surveillance

Channel 4 | 2001 | 49'34''

Looks at how, when you surf the net or use a credit card, you leave a data trail as revealing as an animal’s spoor, compris...
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