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the Surveillance State? The notion of the 'surveillance state' has been a major feature of recent debate about privacy and the governance of cyberspace, with claims for example that US citizens want protection from government more than from business. This page will shortly highlight film and fiction, comment on the extensive literature about the 'invisible government' and question some myths about 'police states' (which in practice were essentially self-policing).    next page (identity)