Synonyms for panopticon
pænˈɒp tɪˌkɒnpanop·ti·con

Princeton's WordNet

1. panopticonnoun

   an area where everything is visible

2. panopticonnoun

   a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

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1. • Area
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1. Evan Greer:

   Banning facial recognition is not a radical idea. Its common sense. Allowing government agencies to build a face-scanning panopticon with no oversight or accountability is reckless and puts people in danger.

2. Nadine Strossen:

   I assume that every single thing that is said, every facial gesture, is going to be recorded and potentially disseminated to the entire world. I feel as if I am operating in a panopticon.