Science of surveillance
Description
In today's information-starved and fear-driven society, surveillance technology seems to be deployed almost everywhere-and a surveillance mind-set is just as ubiquitous. This program introduces students to the concept of a "surveillance society" and shows how cutting-edge tools are being developed to identify, monitor, and track both people and objects. Viewers are empowered to explore the central paradox of surveillance technology-specifically, that it seems to bring advantages, making us safer and our lives more convenient, but at what cost to privacy and individual freedoms?
Runtime
50 min
Subjects
- Civil rights (308)
- Cyberspace (95)
- Technology (1161)
- Liberty (131)
- Information society (81)
- Crime (296)
- Computer crimes (87)
- Computer security (97)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c2007
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