World's Top Surveillance Societies

Justified paranoia

Both the U.S. and the UK are colored black for 'endemic surveillance,' as are Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Russia, China and Malaysia.
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The 2007 rankings show an increasing trend amongst governments to archive data on the geographic, communications and financial records of all their citizens and residents. This trend leads to the conclusion that all citizens, regardless of legal status, are under suspicion.
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The lowest ranking countries in the survey continue to be Malaysia, Russia and China. The highest-ranking countries in 2007 are Greece, Romania and Canada.