Arun Jacob
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arun Jacob |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arun |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacob |
| SIGNATURE | JACOB A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8446-099X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ruptures in the Library
This panel of librarians and internet researchers explains the dominant Open Access business model of academic publishing and why it must be rejected. The Big 5 academic commercial publishers, Wiley, Sage, Springer-Nature, Taylor & Francis and Elsevier, bury academic knowledge in a deep-web of paywalls and prohibitive subscriptions. Transformative Agreements have emerged as a major commercial model of transitioning journals from subscription to O…
Mil-tech oligarchy and the security state
Recent debates about tech oligarchy (Cohen, 2025) have drawn renewed attention to the concentration of wealth and political coordination around digital platforms, venture capital, and artificial in...
Forced reproduction
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned federally sanctioned legal protections for abortions in America, returning legislative power over reproductive rights to individual states. Consequently, access to reproductive care has become increasingly location-dependent. The Dobbs decision and its ongoing consequences occur during a time of intensified location-data-tracking, with geofencing, licence p…
Bad Boundaries
Locational data are a key part of platform function. They organize people and environments according to position and proximity. One technique through which platforms collect and circulate locational data is through geofences—virtual perimeters established around target locations that mark who and what crosses their thresholds. Applying the lens of data intimacies, the authors look at two applications of geofences in the United States: (a) to targ…
Perils of Place
For many, mapping platforms are enmeshed in everyday experiences. We navigate, locate, and move through the world with the help of their locative affordances. Consequently, these platforms have an intimate awareness of our movements and location history, and this information is valuable for advertisers. One way that platforms can track and share this information is through geofences, commonly used by companies to send targeted advertisements dire…
Minimum wages for domestic workers
Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap
Minimum wages for domestic workers
Forced reproduction
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned federally sanctioned legal protections for abortions in America, returning legislative power over reproductive rights to individual states. Consequently, access to reproductive care has become increasingly location-dependent. The Dobbs decision and its ongoing consequences occur during a time of intensified location-data-tracking, with geofencing, licence p…
Mind the Gap
Minimum wages for domestic workers
Perils of Place
For many, mapping platforms are enmeshed in everyday experiences. We navigate, locate, and move through the world with the help of their locative affordances. Consequently, these platforms have an intimate awareness of our movements and location history, and this information is valuable for advertisers. One way that platforms can track and share this information is through geofences, commonly used by companies to send targeted advertisements dire…
Bad Boundaries
Locational data are a key part of platform function. They organize people and environments according to position and proximity. One technique through which platforms collect and circulate locational data is through geofences—virtual perimeters established around target locations that mark who and what crosses their thresholds. Applying the lens of data intimacies, the authors look at two applications of geofences in the United States: (a) to targ…
Forced reproduction
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned federally sanctioned legal protections for abortions in America, returning legislative power over reproductive rights to individual states. Consequently, access to reproductive care has become increasingly location-dependent. The Dobbs decision and its ongoing consequences occur during a time of intensified location-data-tracking, with geofencing, licence p…
Ruptures in the Library
This panel of librarians and internet researchers explains the dominant Open Access business model of academic publishing and why it must be rejected. The Big 5 academic commercial publishers, Wiley, Sage, Springer-Nature, Taylor & Francis and Elsevier, bury academic knowledge in a deep-web of paywalls and prohibitive subscriptions. Transformative Agreements have emerged as a major commercial model of transitioning journals from subscription to O…
Mil-tech oligarchy and the security state
Recent debates about tech oligarchy (Cohen, 2025) have drawn renewed attention to the concentration of wealth and political coordination around digital platforms, venture capital, and artificial in...
Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Internet privacy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sharing Economy and Platforms (2 works) · Abortion (1 work)