"Equiveillance" has been propsed as a possible middle-ground between surveillance and sousveillance. Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equiveillance http://wearcam.org/anonequity.htm http://www.anonequity.org/weblog/archives/2006/01/exploring_equiv_1.php -m ----- Michael T. Zimmer Doctoral Candidate, Culture and Communication, New York University Student Fellow, Information Law Institute, NYU Law School e: michael.zimmer@nyu.edu w: http://michaelzimmer.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Baldwin <Charles.Baldwin@mail.wvu.edu> Date: Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:49 am Subject: Re: [Air-l] theory to explain plazes.com?
Jill, you may be thinking of "sousveillance," a term coined by Steve Mann in and around his wearable computing counter-surveillance work. Also, that _Cntrl-Space_ anthology is very useful.
I think a logical research path might be critical geography and anthropological explorations of place? Perhaps Auge's _Non-Places_?
Also, a non-theoretical but interesting reference is Morville's _Ambient Findability_.
Sandy
Jill Walker <jill.walker@uib.no> 10/12/06 10:41 AM >>> I just signed up for this a week or two ago, when at a conference where I heard people talking about it. I'm quite shocked at the level
of detail - I can subscribe to RSS feeds for where individuals are logged in from without them even having made me a buddy and thus given me specific access. It's cool, in a way, I suppose, to be able to see whether any of your friends are nearby, but as you say the privacy issues are huge, and suggest to me that users are either oblivious to the extent they're letting others knwo about them or that there's a real shift in our willingness to be observed.
The most obvious reference is of course Foucault's theory of the panopticon.
I'm not well-read on newer theories of surveillance, no doubt there
are many, but I'd also consider danah boyd's work on public displays of friendship and networks - she sees this as a form of identity performance, and that's certainly an aspect of Plazes worth looking
into. Her papers are at http://www.danah.org/papers/
I'd be interested in knowing about theory that more directly continues from Foucault - I seem to remember hearing some word coined
- like surveillance but demonstrating that the person "being surveilled" isn't just complicit in it but is actually deliberating
asking to be "surveilled" - was it co-veillance or something like that?
Jill
An undergraduate student in my program is researching plazes.com, a
website like myspace and facebook in that it is a social networking
site, but in addition it adds a physical location. The technology
behind it enables friends to know one's location through a cellphone or internet connection. Thus, issues of privacy (invasion) are huge. The student is looking for a theory that explains or relates to people's willingness to engage in such activities even at the expense of inhibiting personal privacy. In a
way we have a third place here that is tied to a physical location again. The student is approaching this topic from a background in
rhetorical criticism. Does anyone have suggestions for theories and places to look for them? As-complete-as-possible references would be very much appreciated. Please send to me directly. I will compile and send both to the list and to the student. Thanks, Ulla
--- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication University Center C, Suite 3100 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Email: ubunz@fsu.edu Phone: 850-644-1809 -----------------------------------------------
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