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What Privacy? New Book Details Surveillance in Modern Society

What Privacy? New Book Details Surveillance in Modern Society

By Philip Barnes From high-tech airport security checks and banks that scrutinize the specifics of your credit card purchases, to city street cameras and the data collected on your Facebook postings, surveillance is “in the DNA” of modern society, argue the authors of a new book. Related Post: Top 10  […]

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January 30, 2014 at 7:29 amResearch

Messenger: OU Professor Pens New Book on Surveillance

Messenger: OU Professor Pens New Book on Surveillance

Athens Messenger reporter Kelly Doran interviewed Dr. John Gilliom, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University about his new book, SuperVision: An Introduction to the Surveillance Society. Surveillance has become unavoidable in today’s society, a new book co-written by an Ohio […]

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July 23, 2013 at 9:31 pmFaculty in the News In the News

10 Things You Need to Know About Our Surveillance Society

10 Things You Need to Know About Our Surveillance Society

Second in a series of articles on our surveillance society. John Gilliom and Torin Monahan’s book SuperVision: An Introduction to the Surveillance Society is just in time for the national dialogue on surveillance and power. “Why do we call this a surveillance society? Because virtually all significant social, institutional, or […]

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July 12, 2013 at 8:48 amNews Research

SuperVision: With Surveillance Comes Power

SuperVision: With Surveillance Comes Power

First in a series of articles on our surveillance society. Video cameras monitor the streets and sidewalks. Cell phones record locations and messages. Facebook postings share intimate information. Credit card transactions are logged and assessed. A visit to the ATM leaves a data trail. A police officer watches the intersection. […]

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July 2, 2013 at 2:22 pmEvents Research