Surveillance Culture Gifts

'You can have asylum, but you have to reveal all of the government's toy building secrets...'

"You do realize his ‘nose so bright’ is going to attract a horde of Defense Department drones."

The Circular Logic of Fascism

"I need to know who started it."

'Now that everyone's street is online, we're mapping interiors.'

Giant pandas doing surveillance in a zoo.

"Of course, if they ever start to suspect all their TVs are watching them back, we may have problems."

Kid arrives with CCTV camera, saying: 'It followed me home, can we keep it?'

"I spy with my little eye…"

The lion statues in front of New York City Library are replaced with spies.

'Your parents are way too overprotective.'

"Says, property of the I.R.S."

Lady Justice wears a blindfold, but listens through headphones to a tape recorder on one of her scales.

It's spooky how Amazon can track you down

Information about information about information about information.

"I don't need your resume. Your current employer forwarded me a ton of security video that you're featured in."

"I'm retired now - since I sold my 'know when you're naughty or nice' technology to NSA last year."

"Remember that requirement that you work without supervision? Forget it."

"Relax! I know how to make this look like a routine government surveillance operation!"

Shark tower surveillance camera.

The Modern Godot

'How do I know if you've been naughty or nice? CCTV!!'

'I can't shake off this feeling we're being watched.'

Spy Satellite

'Do you get the feeling we're being watched?'

"I don't know if it's NSA, FBI, IRS, or nosy neighbor."

Super-ego Surveillance

"I think Baxter needs a break."

Sheepdog Security

National Security Agency. "The unexamined life is not worth living." Entrance. I doubt they mean that in the same way Socrates did!

CIA Recommended TVs

'See that ant, Norm - He is in a world of his own, completely unaware that he is being watched.'

Don't look know, but I think you're being Googled.

"I just installed a home security monitor."

National Security Agency: If at first you don't succeed, spy, spy again!