▁or ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁society . ▁Such ▁powerful ▁authorities ▁often ▁justify ▁their ▁inc urs ions ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁protect ▁society ▁from ▁thre ats ▁of ▁violence ▁or ▁terror ism . ▁Some ▁individuals ▁question ▁when ▁this ▁becomes ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁on ▁civil ▁rights . ▁ ▁Hor izontal ▁diver ges ▁from ▁vertical ▁surve ill ance ▁as ▁the ▁tracking ▁sh ifts ▁from ▁an ▁author itative ▁source ▁to ▁an ▁every day ▁figure , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁friend , ▁cow ork er , ▁or ▁stranger ▁that ▁is ▁interested ▁in ▁one ' s ▁m und ane ▁activities . ▁Ind ividual s ▁leave ▁traces ▁of ▁information ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁online ▁that ▁reve al ▁their ▁interests ▁and ▁des ires ▁of ▁which ▁others ▁observe . ▁While ▁this ▁can ▁allow ▁people ▁to ▁become ▁inter connected ▁and ▁develop ▁social ▁connections ▁online , ▁it ▁can ▁also ▁increase ▁potential ▁risk ▁to ▁harm , ▁such ▁as ▁cy ber bul lying ▁or ▁c ensor ing / st alk ing ▁by ▁str angers , ▁reducing ▁priv acy . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Sim one ▁Brow ne ▁arg ues ▁that ▁surve ill ance ▁w ield s ▁an ▁immense ▁ra cial izing ▁quality ▁such ▁that ▁it ▁oper ates ▁as ▁" ra cial izing ▁surve ill ance ." ▁Brow ne ▁uses ▁ra cial izing ▁surve ill ance ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁moments ▁when ▁en act ments ▁of ▁surve ill ance ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁re ify ▁boundaries , ▁borders , ▁and ▁bodies ▁along ▁ra cial ▁lines ▁and ▁where ▁the ▁outcome ▁is ▁disc rimin atory ▁treatment ▁of ▁those ▁who