Routledge Handbook of Surveillance Studies

Book Overview

Surveillance is a central organizing practice. Gathering personal data and processing them in searchable databases drives administrative efficiency but also raises questions about security, governance, civil liberties and privacy. Surveillance is both globalized in cooperative schemes, such as sharing biometric data, and localized in the daily minutiae of social life. This innovative Handbook explores the empirical, theoretical and ethical issues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138026026
• ISBN13: 9781138026025
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.6"