McVeillance

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noun

Surveillance alongside banning people from sousveillance.

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Meanings

nounMcVeillance (uncountable)
  1. neologismuncountableSurveillance alongside banning people from sousveillance.

Origin

Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, from surveillance and McDonald's (as opposed to sur (“over”) as in surveillance).

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APA

McVeillance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McVeillance

MLA

“McVeillance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McVeillance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McVeillance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McVeillance.

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