sousveillance.
The recording of an activity from the perspective of participant in the activity.
Meaning & usage
The recording of an activity from the perspective of participant in the activity.
Countersurveillance, inverse surveillance.
Veillance by the masses, of the dominant entities.
Where this word comes from
Coined by Canadian wearable computing researcher and professor Steve Mann, from surveillance and French sous (“under”) (as opposed to sur (“over”) as in surveillance).
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