Transparency and Surveillance as Sociotechnical Accountability: A House of Mirrors Contributor(s): Johnson, Deborah G. (Editor), Regan, Priscilla M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138790737 ISBN-13: 9781138790735 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects - Political Science | Political Freedom |
Dewey: 004 |
LCCN: 2014009886 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society (Numbered) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 202 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Surveillance and transparency are both significant and increasingly pervasive activities in neoliberal societies. Surveillance is taken up as a means to achieving security and efficiency; transparency is seen as a mechanism for ensuring compliance or promoting informed consumerism and informed citizenship. Indeed, transparency is often seen as the antidote to the threats and fears of surveillance. This book adopts a novel approach in examining surveillance practices and transparency practices together as parallel systems of accountability. It presents the house of mirrors as a new framework for understanding surveillance and transparency practices instrumented with information technology. The volume centers around five case studies: Campaign Finance Disclosure, Secure Flight, American Red Cross, Google, and Facebook. A series of themed chapters draw on the material and provide cross-case analysis. The volume ends with a chapter on policy implications. |