"These findings would seem to indicate that knowing we're being surveilled affects involuntary cognitive processes, influencing how we perceive, understand, and interact with the world around us – despite likely feeling as though it doesn't affect us. This 'imperceivable' influence, as the authors put it, could plausibly be having a quiet effect on the wider public's mental health, attention, and performance."
"These findings would seem to indicate that knowing we're being surveilled affects involuntary cognitive processes, influencing how we perceive, understand, and interact with the world around us – despite likely feeling as though it doesn't affect us. This 'imperceivable' influence, as the authors put it, could plausibly be having a quiet effect on the wider public's mental health, attention, and performance."