Public Policy Meets Public Surveillance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22008740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Strover (0000-0001-9385-2146, The University of Texas at Austin), María Esteva (0000-0001-6204-4517, The University of Texas at Austin), Tiancheng Cao (0000-0002-0341-0633, The University of Texas at Austin), Soyoung Park (0000-0002-9533-9191, The University of Texas at Austin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2162-3317 • E-ISSN: 2162-3317 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5210/spir.v2021i0.12247 |
| OpenAlex | W3200954256 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This research examines cases of several ‘smart cities’ deploying camera technologies, particularly those augmented by AI and video data capture. Constituent groups including technology companies, city government employees, and a variety of citizen groups both directly and indirectly shape the policies for using these systems and the data they produce, presaging how society might deal with the escalating presence of the Internet of Things. The social shaping of technology approach contributes to the research's conceptual foundations while a political economy perspective frames a consideration of the ethical dynamics in play. The study investigates how seven urban communities frame and articulate the values and dangers of such systems operating in networked environments. Using archival data from official documents, the press, local and State ordinances, the study concludes that police interests have been significant drivers of these systems, alongside new environmental and management promises for improved cost savings. Public engagement practices vary, but in general are either nonexistent or anemic. Oversight practices likewise are under-developed. provides a descriptive picture of how cities view and experience this surveillance infrastructure and highlights of the policy problems associated with the city surveillance systems
Business · Internet of Things · Internet privacy · Local government · Open data · Open government · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Public relations · Smart city · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |