The Electronic Eye
The Rise of Surveillance Society - Computers and Social Control in Context
Published on 10. June 2013
280 pages
978-0-7456-7767-5 (ISBN)
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In this book David Lyon analyses the various contexts of surveillance activity and offers a balanced account of the influence electronic information systems have on the social order today.
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David Lyon
The Electronic Eye
The Rise of Surveillance Society - Computers and Social Control in Context
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01/1994
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Polity Press
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David Lyon is Professor and Head of Department of Sociology at Queen's University, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of several books including The Information Society (Polity, 1988).
Content
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Part I: Situating Surveillance:.
1. Introduction: Body, Soul and Credit Card.
2. Surveillance in Modern Society.
3. New Surveillance Technologies.
4. From Big Brother to the Electronic Panopticon.
Part II: Surveillance Trends:.
5. The Surveillance State: Keeping Tabs on You.
6. The Surveillance State: From Tabs to Tags.
7. The Transparent Worker.
8. The Targetted Consumer.
Part III: Counter-Surveillance:.
9. Challenging Surveillance.
10. Privacy, Power, Persons.
11. Against Dystopia, Distance, Division.
12. Beyond Postmodern Paranoia.
Bibliography.
Index.
Part I: Situating Surveillance:.
1. Introduction: Body, Soul and Credit Card.
2. Surveillance in Modern Society.
3. New Surveillance Technologies.
4. From Big Brother to the Electronic Panopticon.
Part II: Surveillance Trends:.
5. The Surveillance State: Keeping Tabs on You.
6. The Surveillance State: From Tabs to Tags.
7. The Transparent Worker.
8. The Targetted Consumer.
Part III: Counter-Surveillance:.
9. Challenging Surveillance.
10. Privacy, Power, Persons.
11. Against Dystopia, Distance, Division.
12. Beyond Postmodern Paranoia.
Bibliography.
Index.
