Observed arrival · 2026-08-20
Panopticon Index: The Surveillance State, Mapped
An interactive directory connecting U.S. surveillance companies to their products, deployments, agencies, funders, and documented incidents.
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The index presents 27 companies, 52 products, 38 documented incidents, and a network view spanning facial recognition, license-plate readers, drones, data fusion, spyware, and more. Its company dossiers turn familiar names such as Palantir, Clearview AI, and Axon into a navigable map of an industry.
An interactive directory connecting U.S. surveillance companies to their products, deployments, agencies, funders, and documented incidents.
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