Not so fast! Data temporalities in law enforcement and border control

Bibliographic Data

ID5260732
AuthorsMatthias Leese (0000-0002-7153-7783, ETH Zurich, corresponding author), Silvan Pollozek (0000-0003-0439-840X, European University Viadrina)
Year2023
Volume10
Issue1
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBig Data & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2053-9517 • E-ISSN: 2053-9517
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/20539517231164120
OpenAlexW4328024538
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited44

In this paper, we investigate the temporal implications of data in law enforcement and border control. We start from the assumption that the velocity of knowledge and action is defined by heterogeneous formations and interactions of various actors, sites, and materials. To analyze these formations and interactions, we introduce and unpack the concept of "data temporality." Data temporality explicates how the speed of knowledge and action in datafied environments unfolds in close correspondence with (1) variegated social rhythms, (2) technological inscriptions, and (3) the balancing of speed with other priorities. Specifically, we use the notion of data temporality as a heuristic tool to explore the entanglements of data and time within two case studies: Frontex' Joint Operation Reporting Application and the predictive policing software PRECOBS. The analysis identifies two key themes in the empirical constitution of data temporalities. The first one pertains to the creation of events as reference points for temporally situated knowledge and action. And the second one pertains to timing and actionability, that is, the question of when interventions based on data analysis should be triggered

Computer security · Data science · Epistemology · Heuristic · Political science · Situated · Sociology · Temporalities · Temporality · Computer Science · Data Visualization and Analytics · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Law · Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing · Artificial Intelligence