Bargaining with the Machine : Technology, Surveillence, and the Social Contract /

"Cell phone apps share location data in exchange for giving users a more detailed and unique experience. Software companies store user data in cloud storage in exchange for allowing users to access their files from any computer. Biometric scanners read fingerprints in exchange for improved secu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pallitto, Robert M., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Technology > Social aspects.
Social contract.
Electronic surveillance > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : irresistible bargains
  • Technologies of convenience and efficiency
  • Technologies of ubiquity and obscurity
  • The internet of things and the smart city
  • Avenues of resistance
  • Conclusion : technology, surveillance, and the social contract.

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