Una cuestión de Momentum Reflexiones críticas sobre las opciones individuales de resistencia a la vigilancia

Ashlin James Lee

A Question of Momentum - Critical Reflections on Individual Options for Surveillance Resistance

Ashlin James Lee School of Social Sciences - University of Tasmania

Keywords: Analysis, global surveillance, individuals, technological momentum.

Abstract

With the increased visibility of global surveillance systems (such as PRISM) to the public,there have been growing calls for more resistance against surveillance. This article critically engages with the options for resistance suggested by Gary T. Marx (2009), focusing on those that affect the social and material circumstances of individuals, and ignoring the symbolic ones. Through this, the role of technological momentum in global surveillance systems, and the high cost of resistance for individuals are highlighted. I argue that because of the technological momentum and cost of resistance, many options for resistance are problematicfor individuals.

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Ashlin James Lee, School of Social Sciences - University of Tasmania

Ashlin Lee is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania, Launceston campus. His PhD examines the role and experience of mobile technologies in the lives of users, and how technologies mediate social interactions. His research interests include surveillance, in particular the subjective aspects of surveillance, science and technology studies, and digital sociology.He is a member of the Australian Sociological Association, The Surveillant Studies Network, and the Asia-Pacific Science and Technology Network

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2014-08-31

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Lee A. J. (2014). A Question of Momentum - Critical Reflections on Individual Options for Surveillance Resistance. Teknokultura. Journal of Digital Culture and Social Movements, 11(2), 425-440. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/article/view/48248

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2014): Global Surveillance and Forms of Resistance

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