The impact of hypersurveillance is that those who are under a watchful eye begin to participate in their own self-discipline. Nadine Naber (2006) coined the term internment of the psyche to describe how Arab Muslims she interviewed in San Francisco responded to the fear and anxiety of state surveillance immediately after 9/11. Some of her participants expressed deep paranoia, while others altered their actions and behaviors, like avoiding too much time in public spaces, in order to prevent their surveillance. I also found that Muslim Americans responded to their surveillance by monitoring their own actions and behaviors in order to prevent hypersurveillance, particularly in airports.

XREF: Connects to Foucault's panopticon concept of internalized surveillance and self-monitoring discipline. DEFINE: Clarifies the term 'internment of the psyche' coined by Nadine Naber regarding post-9/11 surveillance effects. Builds on: "Airline policies normalize racializing Muslim passengers as threats."

Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, loc. 231