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But the term surveillance society does have connotations that at least hint at possible negative consequences, in ways that unambiguously optimistic talk of "information societies" and "knowledge-based economies" does not. My point is rather that such societies are in part constituted by a surveillance dimension.

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Comint represents the effort to gain access to, intercept and process every important modern form of communication, in every significant sphere, and in many countries.

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