Declaration of veillance (Surveillance is Half-Truth)

Abstract

A core problem humanity faces today - underlying failing economies and governments, widespread corruption, and systems interoperability disasters - comes from a lack of integrity. We live in a world where organizations seek to know everything about us, yet reveal substantially nothing about themselves. This is a world of hypocrisy, which is the opposite of integrity. Hypocrisy is evident in entities which use surveillance cameras, while simultaneously forbidding others from taking pictures, or wearing a camera, such as a computer-based seeing aid. This combination of watching and concealment establishes a condescending or abusive dynamic. In terms of "Games People Play" from the theory of Transactional Analysis, this is what psychologists call a "We're OK, you're not OK" relationship. In response to these one-sided "(sur)veillance games" our governments and industry leaders impose on us, we propose key principles for information-gathering, reporting, and sensing (i.e. "veillance") under control of all individuals - The Declaration of Veillance, Version 1.0.