BIG DATA Surveillance Unit 1

Emerging Culture

something that is changing; new and different

Surveillance (1)

exercise of power through watching

Roving Bugs

remote microphones to listen to conversations near the phone

Power

ability to get people to do something they wouldn’t

Big Brother

overly-controlling government to increase surveillance

Panopticon

people can be controlled when they believe themselves to be under constant surveillance even if no one is watching to the point that behavior and social norms are changed

Central Idea

no central force but shifting, moving observation, presentation, and regulation of self by countless measures in countless location

Surveillant Assemblage

concept that shifts our attention away from a central actor to focus on shifting surveillance in our daily lives

Surveillance (2)

monitoring people in order to regulate or govern behavior

emotion

idea such as performance depend on a sense of how situations feel to those experiencing them

Aesthetic of Transparency

appear transparent, passengers perform their innocence and show that they are willing to open themselves to inspection and checking

eyeborg

watching and recording those in his field field of vision in order to make people more aware of the surveillance everywhere

surveillance (3)

way of life, key aspect of how we think about the world and operate within it on an everyday and sometimes unconscious bias

Surveillance Imaginaries

cultural belief or thoughts towards surveillance that impact surveillance practices

Surveillance Practices

what we do based off of our surveillance imaginaries

Society

groups of people who come together that have common beliefs, values, etc. to promote something greater than themselves

Individualism

one person’s own idea that makes everyone different/themselves

Census

way of surveillance to keep track on people

Liquid Surveillance

tiny things that make up everyday life that are changing but require surveillance for things to happen

surveillance practices

things we do that can or cannot be watched by surveillance

Habitus

unthinking practices

control society

term given to surveillance practices before liquid surveillance

noise

data that lacks meaning

merchant category codes

4 digit codes that tag our purchases

fusion centers

government companies that take personal information to either look at data or track someone

credit score

3 digit number to decide your credit worthiness

credit report

line by line listing about anything you’ve used used your card on

boundary mangement

what you are willing to post based on privacy

Dataveillance

data and surveillance that analyzes data generated by individual digitally

Big Data

vast quantities of data generated often trough internet/social media/ transactions

Algorithmic Governance

algorithms and data analysis to make decisions or guide actions in governance and policy-making

Profiling

practice of using collected data to create detailed profiles of individuals or groups

Normalization of Surveillance

surveillance practices become accepted as normal and everyday aspects of life

Participatory Surveillance

idea that individuals often willingly participate in their own surveillance

Affect

emotions towards surveillance possible in our surveillance imaginary

Compliance

doing what is said

Automating Decisions

computer doing better than human brain and better judgement

Neophilia

a new love

net neutrolity

anything being transmitted is sent at the same speed

function creep

when one device or technology affords past its original purpose

filter bubbles

only seeing content that is in your interest based off of what you’ve already watched and doesn’t show you opposing vibes

oracle

online website that collects personal data to sell to companies to see filters about their audience

slate

place that collects information on perspective students

affinity

likely hood of someone coming to creighton because of something on campus

sexy surfaces

love towards our device

if you give more privacy information to a company…

you will gain benefits

chilling effect

act of changing your behavior because you believe someone is watching

digital footprints

the online version of yourself that others can see about you

how can your location be seen

through wifi, bluetooth, gps, and cell towers

agency

whether or not we process the free will to make a choice

lack

belief that makes us feel unsecure or unsafe

desire

the need to full something because for attention or self gratification

scopophillia

love of seeing what others post online

passion of publicness

act of wanting to be seen as a good or famous individual because others will see you as a ‘better’ person

commodity

relates to the suspect that is being watched