In today's information-starved and fear-driven society, surveillance technology seems to be deployed almost everywhere-and a surveillance mind-set is just as ubiquitous. This program introduces students to the concept of a "surveillance society" and shows how cutting-edge tools are being developed to identify, monitor, and track both people and objects. Viewers are empowered to explore the central paradox of surveillance technology-specifically, that it seems to bring advantages, making us safer and our lives more convenient, but at what cost to privacy and individual freedoms?

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Jan. 12, 2010. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

London: Under Surveillance (1:16) -- Terrorists in London (1:04) -- Explosions in London (1:03) -- Closed-Circuit Crime Fighters (1:23) -- On the Trail of Bank Robbers (1:00) -- Limits of Closed-Circuit Surveillance (1:00) -- Casino Surveillance (1:06) -- Casino Ceiling Cameras (1:44) -- Casino Cheaters on Camera (1:31) -- Facial Recognition Software (1:55) -- Advanced Facial Recognition Technology (1:25) -- 3-D Technology (1:27) -- Avatar: 3-D Image (1:02) -- Facial Recognition: Hunt for a Bank Robber (1:41) -- High Tech Surveillance (1:46) -- Internal Surveillance: Iris Recognition (1:29) -- Power of Iris Recognition (0:59) -- Iris Scanning at Airports (1:07) -- Mathematical Code of the Iris (2:00) -- Virtual Strip Search: Backscatter Technology (0:49) -- Identification of Explosives (0:59) -- Border Surveillance (1:56) -- Infrared Technology: Night Into Day (2:06) -- Eye in the Sky: Looking for Criminal Activity (1:45) -- Police Surveillance Chopper (1:23) -- Surveillance and Personal Privacy (1:59) -- Post-911 World (0:57) -- Electronic Tracking (1:23) -- Electronic Profiles (1:02) -- Internal Surveillance Chips (1:13) -- ID Chip Implantation (1:52) -- Lifelong Identification (1:30) -- GPS Tracking (1:05) -- Privacy vs. Security (1:14) -- Future World of Surveillance (1:27).