Introduction: Surveillance and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Views from Around the World

Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered our world It has made real the circumstances many of us had only experienced through film), tabletop board games, and other entertainment media Its impact on state and private surveillance practices has also been dramatic, and the pandemic has highlighted the need for and importance of surveillance studies research that speaks to issues of surveillance in times of crisis Here, Newell discusses how the pandemic has affected surveillance practices around the world