"extend surveillance" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to increase or prolong the monitoring or observation of a person, group, or place. Example: The government has announced plans to extend surveillance in high-crime areas in order to prevent further criminal activity.
Yet, that has not stopped the British government upping the ante still further with proposed legislation to extend surveillance to web browsing.
But while the Conservative party in the UK has made it clear it would like to further extend surveillance powers, both sides of the Atlantic might find next year a closer fight than they would think.
The British government is planning to extend surveillance for the police and intelligence agencies through a new draft law, the Investigatory Powers Bill, which make the the FBI's demands look like a model of restraint.
PARIS — Washington gained another victory on Thursday in its push to extend surveillance over Americans' financial dealings when Switzerland joined the list of countries that have agreed to cooperate in an initiative to track down tax cheats overseas.
The following day the Guardian reported the crisis on page 2 and carried a double-page spread on pages 26 and 27, but the newspaper led with an exclusive story on its front page about police plans to extend surveillance of civilians using roadside cameras.
Clarification 24 May: This article was amended to make clear that the USA Freedom Act would extend surveillance powers on a case-by-case basis.
France is revamping and extending surveillance and policing.
Five areas of concern stand out: Extending surveillance.
But the first vastly extended surveillance by public bodies, including local councils, of personal communications and the internet.
This is taking place in a context in which the government is clamping down on freedom of expression and extending surveillance".
Naureen Shah, director of Amnesty International USA's security and human rights programme, acknowledged the need for governments to assess their approach in the aftermath of major attacks but said: "What we don't want to see is government using the Paris attacks as a pretext for extending surveillance authorities or pushing back against reforms that even the government acknowledged as necessary".
