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Mobile Technologies: Participation And Surveillance, Katie Shilton
Mobile Technologies: Participation And Surveillance, Katie Shilton
Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse
Mobile phones could become the largest surveillance system on the planet. These ubiquitous devices can sense and record data such as images, sound and location. They can automatically upload this data via wireless connections into systems for aggregation and analysis. But unlike traditional surveillance devices, phone sensors can be controlled by billions of individuals around the world. Are emerging mobile technologies platforms for citizen participation in research and discovery? Or new tools for mass surveillance?
Location-based technologies and mobile phone applications like carbon footprint calculator Ecorio and Google’s Latitude are attracting attention and raising new questions for engineers, policy makers, …
Mobile Technologies: Participation And Surveillance Lesson Plans, Katie Shilton
Mobile Technologies: Participation And Surveillance Lesson Plans, Katie Shilton
Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse
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