Most people have no idea how many surveillance technologies are already tracking where we go, what we buy, what we watch, and who we spend time with, online and in person. That flood of information is often called 'pattern of life' data: the behavioral puzzle pieces that data brokers (and increasingly, government systems) can aggregate and analyze with AI. In this video, Dr. Jon Padfield gives a quick, practical tour of the surveillance infrastructure that is hiding in plain sight, and introduces a game you can play to start noticing it: Surveillance Bingo. We’ll cover everything from smart meters and license plate readers (including hidden deployments) to device “signal tracing,” video doorbells, smart TVs that capture what’s on your screen, AI microphones, Halo restroom sensors, AI glasses, smart streetlights, mobile camera trailers, dashcams, connected cars, and in-store tracking via electronic shelf labels and self-checkout. Then we connect the dots: how AI can combine these separate streams to infer your routines, relationships, and known associates. That becomes especially chilling in light of Florida House Bill 945, which explicitly frames 'enemies' or 'adversaries' in terms that include a person's views or opinions.
