Dataveillance

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Dataveillance is a noun that refers to the practice of monitoring digital data. Originating in the 1970s, dataveillance is a recent addition to English that describes the recent practice of people tracking the data of others for the purpose of gathering information. But the word comes from two Latin words that have been around for centuries. The word has been used as a philosophical term and surveillance

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