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Surveillance and the vanishing individual : power and privacy in the digital age
Author
Title
Surveillance and the vanishing individual : power and privacy in the digital age / Juan D. Lindau.
ISBN
9781538173503
1538173506
9781538173510
1538173514
9781538173527
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Physical Description
xx, 309 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book investigates the impact of the spread of digital technologies and practices, especially mass surveillance, on privacy and personhood. Lindau argues that the quest for prediction, certainty, and control at the heart of the state's security apparatus destroys an essential component of human dignity and fundamentally undermines liberalism"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Lindau, Juan David. Surveillance and the vanishing individual Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 31, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The Transition from the Industrial to the Digital Age
Interdisciplinary Discussions of Privacy and its Loss
Philosophical Debates About Privacy
Privacy as a Legal and Constitutional Right
National Security and the Expansion of Digital Surveillance
The Legal Architecture Governing Mass State Surveillance
Features of State Surveillance in the United States
Surveilling the Most Vulnerable: The State and Refugees, Migrants, Dissidents and Minorities
Global Digital Mass Surveillance Practices
Representative Examples of State Surveillance Around the World
The Rise of "Surveillance Capitalism"
Conspiracy Theories and Other Impacts of the Social Media Platforms
Surveillance Tools and the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Case Study
Conclusion and Epilogue.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Cross-cultural studies.
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