This Latin phrase, translated as “Who can watch the watchers?,” is attributed to Roman satirist Juvenal (World Heritage Encyclopedia via Project Gutenberg).

It is often used as a warning about the tyrannical tendencies of concentrated power to oppress and control others.

It describes a defiant posture of sousveillance that resists the temptation to throw up one’s hands and accept the Terms and Conditions as they are.

Who watches the watchers? We do.