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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Digital Britain and the Privacy Theory
Jamie Grace wrote this article. As our society shapes itself around speedier and speedier flows of information – some of it useful, some of it not, much of it with only entertainment value – it could be that our legal frameworks, both … Continue reading
Posted in Government
Tagged communication, government, international, journalism, national, surveillance
4 Comments
Theatre of Two-Way Panopticonism
Paul Woodruff’s new book — The Necessity of Theater: The Art of Watching and Being Watched — is a fascinating read because an argument is made that we learn how to become who we are by what we watch and … Continue reading
Posted in Panopticon
Tagged behavior, morality, necessity, panopticonism, theatre, watching
22 Comments
Surveillance is Good for You
Jamie Grace wrote this article. Police in the UK increasingly use new monitoring and tracking technology to capture burglars and ‘home invaders,’ as well as car thieves. Suburban houses in high-crime hotspots are turned into Panopticonic dens with enough camera … Continue reading
Posted in Surveilling
Tagged cctv, crime, gps, panopticon, police, surveilling, technology
6 Comments
Surveilling the New Information Minority
Jamie Grace wrote this article. I’d like to put forward the idea that by using surveillance and monitoring in our society as we progress through the Information Age we are creating new ‘information minorities’ – not those who are the … Continue reading
Posted in Government
Tagged government, information minority, justice, minorities, rights, surveillance
10 Comments
