uberveillance

English

Etymology

Blend of uber- +‎ surveillance.

Noun

uberveillance (uncountable)

1. (slang) An omnipresent form of round-the-clock surveillance of people via widespread electronic devices, and especially computer chips embedded into human bodies.
   • 2010, Darren Pauli, “The Next Generation May be 'Chipped'”, in PCWorld:

     The advent of subdermal microchips is part of what the authors call 'uberveillance,' which connotes the ability to automatically locate and identify individuals, and can be used to as^[sic] a predictive mechanism for behaviour and traits.