Includes bibliographical references and index.

Technology and democracy -- Expanding the platform -- Watching each other -- Mission creep -- The end of anonymity -- Eyes in the sky -- Widening the net -- The black box of justice -- The China problem -- The Oakland solution.

"An investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology, asking the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? Jon Fasman looks at how these technologies help police do their jobs, and what their use means for our privacy rights and civil liberties".