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Tag Archives: surveillance
Jan 20 2013
Book Review: Social Media as Surveillance: rethinking visibility in a converging world
1 CommentTweet Within a few years social media has become an ordinary part of our everyday lives. So too increasingly have fears about the impact this technology has had on privacy. In Social Media As Surveillance Daniel Trottier presents empirical research with a range of … Continue reading
Posted by: January 20, 2013
Tagged with: privacy, social media, surveillance
May 8 2012
The government’s proposal for data communications surveillance will be invasive and costly with minimal effectiveness
4 CommentsTweet The government has proposed providing law enforcement officials with unprecedented access to internet communications. Joss Wright argues that this amounts to a hugely expensive and invasive scheme that will have only minimal effectiveness in achieving its stated goals. The means through which … Continue reading
Posted by: May 8, 2012
Tagged with: liberty, privacy, security, surveillance
Mar 4 2012
Book Review: Media and Social Justice by Sue Curry Jansen, Jefferson Pooley, and Lora Taub-Pervizpour
Leave a commentTweet Media and Social Justice charts the work that critical media scholars and activists are undertaking to combat social injustice and misrepresentation in the media. The authors provide a diverse collection of examples, but conclude that there is still a long … Continue reading
Posted by: March 4, 2012
Tagged with: BSkyB, democracy, ethnicity, gender inequality, Leveson inquiry, Mainstream Media, Murdoch, phone hacking, police, poverty, sexism, surveillance, tabloid media
Sep 18 2011
Book Review: Blogistan: The Internet and Politics in Iran
Leave a commentTweet Asiya Islam reviews Blogistan, a book shedding new light on the special significance of blogging in Iran. A must-read for those interested in the Middle East, media studies or free speech, the book should be seen as the tip … Continue reading
Posted by: September 18, 2011
Tagged with: Arab Spring, blogging, government on the web, iran, london riots, media, religion, revolution, riots, social media, surveillance, technology, Twitter, West
May 1 2011
Book Review: One Nation Under Surveillance
1 CommentTweet Chris Gilson feels Simon Chesterman’s recent book misses the pressing issues in surveillance technology now facing governments. One Nation Under Surveillance. Simon Chesterman. Oxford University Press. January 2011. Find this book at: Google Books Amazon LSE Library Simon Chesterman’s … Continue reading
Posted by: May 1, 2011
Tagged with: accountability, CCTV, coalition government, national security, phone hacking, surveillance, uk politics, Wikileaks
