Transparent lives : surveillance in Canada /

The work of a multidisciplinary research team, Transparent Lives explains why and how surveillance is expanding-mostly unchecked-into every facet of our lives.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bennett, Colin J. (Colin John), 1955- (Editor), Haggerty, Kevin D. (Editor), Lyon, David (Editor), Steeves, Valerie M., 1959- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Electronic surveillance > Canada.
Privacy, Right of > Canada.
Social control > Canada.
Surveillance électronique > Canada.
Contrôle social > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Electronic surveillance.
Privacy, Right of.
Social control.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Ressources Internet.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: How Canadian Lives Became Transparent to Watching Eyes
  • Trend 1. Expanding Surveillance: From the Atypical to the Routine
  • Trend 2. Securitization and Surveillance: From Privacy Rights to Security Risks
  • Trend 3 The Blurring of Sectors: From Public Versus Private to Public with Private
  • Trend 4. The Growing Ambiguity of Personal Information: From Personally Identified to Personally Identifiable
  • Trend 5. Expanding Mobile and Location-Based Surveillance: From Who You Are to Where You Are
  • Trend 6. Globalizing Surveillance: From the Domestic to the Worldwide
  • Trend 7. Embedding Surveillance in Everyday Environments: From the Surveillance of People to the Surveillance of Things
  • Trend 8. Going Biometric: From Surveillance of the Body to Surveillance in the Body
  • Trend 9. Watching by the People: From Them to Us
  • Conclusion: What Can Be Done?
  • Appendix 1. Surveillance and Privacy Law: FAQs
  • Appendix 2. Surveillance Movies
  • Appendix 3. How to Protect Your Privacy Online: FAQs
  • Appendix 4. Canadian NGOs Concerned with Surveillance, Privacy, and Civil Liberties
  • Appendix 5. Further Reading
  • List of Contributors
  • Index.

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