Culture of Surveillance - Watching as a Way of Life Paperback
Culture of Surveillance - Watching as a Way of Life Paperback From 9/11 to the Snowden leaks, stories about surveillance increasingly dominate the headlines. Surveillance is not only 'done to us' -…
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Culture of Surveillance - Watching as a Way of Life Paperback
From 9/11 to the Snowden leaks, stories about surveillance increasingly dominate the headlines. Surveillance is not only 'done to us' - it is something we do in everyday life. But security and police agencies or internet and phone companies are not the only players.
At the same time, we participate in surveillance in order to supervise children, monitor other road users, and safeguard our property. We submit to surveillance, believing that 'we have nothing to hide.' Or we try to protect our privacy or negotiate the terms under which others have access to our data. Social media allows us to keep tabs on others, including complete strangers, as well as on ourselves.
This is the culture of surveillance. Watching has become a way of life.This important new book explores the imaginaries and practices of everyday surveillance, at work, at play, in school, at home, in both