Discussion
The societies that are founded on extensive gathering of recording, storage, analysis and application of information on individuals and groups to monitor their activities are called ..................... .
Answer: A
Such societies are called Surveillance societies.
The term, developed by writers such as David Lyon, describes societies in which the routine collection, storage, analysis and use of personal information by states and corporations is a basic way of monitoring and managing populations.
'Controlling society', 'subservient society' and 'closed society' are not the established term; a closed society, in Popper's sense, is one that resists criticism and change, not one defined by information gathering.
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