Surveillance Culture Mugs

'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."

"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.

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

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

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.

Information about information about information about information.

It's spooky how Amazon can track you down

"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."

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

Shark tower surveillance camera.

The Modern Godot

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

'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?'

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

Sheepdog Security

"I think Baxter needs a break."

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

CIA Recommended TVs

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

Super-ego Surveillance

"I just installed a home security monitor."

"As part of our new privacy policy we stopped using hidden cameras."

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