Description
Book SynopsisToday the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro, video cameras are a familiar and accepted sight in public places. Air travel now commonly involves devices such as body-scanners and biometric checks that have proliferated in the wake of 9/11. And every day Google and credit-card issuers note the details of our habits, concerns and preferences, quietly prompting customized marketing strategies with our active, all too often zealous cooperation.
In today's liquid modern world, the paths of daily life are mobile and flexible. Crossing national borders is a commonplace activity and immersion in social media increasingly ubiquitous. Today's citizens, workers, consumers and travellers are always on the move but often lacking certainty and lasting bonds. But in this world where spaces may not b
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"A brilliant analysis of what it means to be watched and to be watching today."
Ethical Perspectives
Table of Contents
Preface and acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
David Lyon
1 Drones and social media 18
2 Liquid surveillance as post- panoptic 52
3 Remoteness, distancing and automation 76
4 In/security and surveillance 100
5 Consumerism, new media and social sorting 121
6 Probing surveillance ethically 132
7 Agency and hope 142
Notes 159
Index 172
