In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can observe any inmate at will. As far as a prisoner knows, at any given time, ...

Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? Do you ever have that sense…”somebody is watching me?” Surely, we all have. I’ve shared this story before. Years ago, I was agitated with a young employee.

The invisible eyes are everywhere now. They peer through our laptop cameras during video meetings. They track our movements across digital platforms. They monitor our keystrokes at work and follow our ...

A new psychological study has shown that when people know they are under surveillance it generates an automatic response of heightened awareness of being watched, with implications for public mental ...

It happens to almost everyone. You are sitting alone in a quiet room, reading or scrolling on your phone, when a strange feeling creeps up your spine. You turn your head just slightly because it feels ...