shù zì数字jiān kòng监控zhèng zài正在shāng hài伤害xíng dòng zhě行动者de的xīn lǐ心理jiàn kāng健康
When many people talk about digital surveillance, they often only mention privacy, legal, and technical issues, but the more serious harm is to people’s mental health.
Today’s digital surveillance does not target only a small number of people; it can affect many people, and it is often invisible and hard to stop.
It can enter the lives of activists, journalists, and human rights workers through tools such as mobile apps, and even their family members and private chats may be seen.
This keeps them constantly tense and afraid, worrying that their phones may be compromised, and even when walking on the street they always feel like someone is watching them.
Over time, many people become exhausted and anxious, and some even develop depression or post-traumatic stress problems.
Digital surveillance also destroys trust between people.
Coworkers do not dare to contact each other, and relationships with friends and family can also worsen.
Some people have to reduce contact in order to protect their parents and children.
For young activists, this pressure is even greater, and long-term self-censorship makes them extremely tired.
Digital surveillance steals not only data; it also hurts people’s hearts and makes them increasingly lonely.