Is Surveillance Really That Bad

According to Jeremy Bentham "Surveillance is a new mode of obtaining power over mind in a quantity hotherto without example" (Mattelart 2010:7). By looking at the surveillance of celebrities, this critical reflection will look at to what extent surveillance is desired and if so, why celebrities want to be watched. Additionally, the critical reflection examines the concepts of the panopticon, synopticon, celebrity surveillance and the development of new technologies to examine how power is inverted within the synopticon in comparison to the panopticon.