LaBeouf reveals surveillance paranoia

Shia LaBeouf has revealed his paranoia at living in a Big Brother society.

The 22-year-old actor told Parade that he became aware of increased surveillance and invasion of privacy while researching his role in upcoming techno thriller Eagle Eye.

He said: "I kind of live in a fishbowl, but what people don't realise is that I'm not the only one.

"The irony is they say to me, 'I don't know how you can deal with being followed and recorded everywhere you go'. And while they're saying that, they may be getting recorded."

LaBeouf added that a CIA agent had played him back audio from a phone conversation he had in 2006.

"I tell you what got my attention," he said. "There was a CIA guy on the set who played back a cell phone conversation I'd had two years ago. It's a tangible reality that one in five phone conversations you have is recorded."