surveillance state
what does ''surveillance state'' mean in this sentence:

However, as with some development in physics and biology, the social data explosion also brings with it new risks. anyone involved in this kind of research increasingly faces a dilemma-how do we avoid contributing to the creation of a surveillance state?
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surveillance state
what does  ''surveillance state'' mean in this sentence:

However, as with some development in physics and biology, the social data explosion also brings with it new risks. anyone involved in this kind of research increasingly faces a dilemma-how do we avoid contributing to the creation of a surveillance state?
Thank you

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It refers to a state (country, nation) which practices extensive monitoring of its citizens, through things like CCTV cameras, DNA databases, facial recognition etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance

btw your question would be better formulated as the following:

What does ''surveillance state'' mean in this sentence?

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