The power dynamics of surveillance are complex from "summary" of We See It All by Jon Fasman
Surveillance is not a one-sided exercise in control and domination. It is a dance, a complex interplay between the watchers and the watched. Those who are being watched are not passive objects; they are active participants in the surveillance process, constantly adapting and responding to being observed. In this way, the power dynamics of surveillance are constantly shifting and evolving. The watchers may hold the technological upper hand, with their cameras and microphones, their algorithms and databases. But the watched have their own forms of power - the power to resist, to evade, to deceive. They can manipulate their behavior to mislead their watchers, or they can simply refuse to cooperate. They can use encryption and anonymity to shield themselves from prying eyes, or they can flood the system with so much data that the watchers are overwhelmed. At the same time, the watchers are not monolithic entities ...
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