Because the KGB could not trust the outside world, and society could not vet the KGB, the organization turned inward. By the mid-1950s, the Second Chief Directorate (internal security) had a secret sub-department: Service for the Protection of the Constitutional Order within the KGB . Their unofficial motto was: "Trust is good. Control is better."
KGB employees were subject to draconian travel restrictions. Even internal travel within the USSR required official clearance. Trips outside the Eastern Bloc were strictly vetted, and officers were rarely allowed to travel abroad with their entire families. Holding a family member hostage in Moscow was the ultimate insurance policy against defection. The Psychological Toll of the "Inside Eye" kgb employee monitor
Eradicating dissent or inefficiencies before they manifested into organized action. Because the KGB could not trust the outside
But what if tracking your keystrokes, screenshots, and mouse movements went retro ? Control is better