uberveillance

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noun

An omnipresent form of round-the-clock surveillance of people via widespread electronic devices, and especially computer chips embedded into human bodies.

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Meanings

nounuberveillance (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableAn omnipresent form of round-the-clock surveillance of people via widespread electronic devices, and especially computer chips embedded into human bodies.

    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.

    2010, Darren Pauli, “The Next Generation May be 'Chipped'”, in PCWorld

Origin

Blend of uber- + surveillance.

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uberveillance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uberveillance

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“uberveillance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uberveillance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uberveillance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uberveillance.

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