Dystopia Land discussion

I've just published the prequel in my Audiopt series of novels.
The Times of Malthus is set over the next 15 years or so, and it tells the story of how we ended up with the world of the other two novels: 2089and The Mind's Eye

Here's the blurb:
2020s life is hard for Ellie and Loshie, growing up, getting married and settling down in Brighton. And then comes the pandemic, inflation, strikes, polarising politics and climate change.

The Bitness Revelations, in 2028, expose universal corruption and exploitation. The people’s rage destroys governments and corporations everywhere. Societal collapse soon follows, and Ellie and Loshie’s lives become a daily fight to survive.

With nothing left to lose, they make one final throw of the dice: a cross-country journey in search of sanctuary. But in these Times of Malthus, will anywhere be safe? Does a new form of surveillance technology offer hope, or a return to oppression?

Audiopt technology can record everything you see and hear. There can be no secrets.
Is total surveillance the answer?