“They Know Everything”: Folk Theories, Thoughts, and Feelings About Dataveillance in Media Technologies.
Dataveillance refers to the automated, continuous, and unspecific collection, storage, and processing of digital traces. This study explores individuals’ perspectives on dataveillance in media technologies by investigating their folk theories, thoughts, and feelings. Through in-depth interviews with...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Communication (19328036) Vol. 18; pp. 2710 - 2731 |
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University of Southern California, USC Annenberg Press
2024
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