Surveillance, persuasion, and panopticon

  • Authors:
  • Julie Leth Jespersen;Anders Albrechtslund;Peter Øhrstrøm;Per Hasle;Jørgen Albretsen

  • Affiliations:
  • Aalborg University, Denmark;Aalborg University, Denmark;Aalborg University, Denmark;Aalborg University, Denmark;Aalborg University, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • PERSUASIVE'07 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Persuasive technology
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The surveillance in public and private places, both physically and digitally, is increasing for different reasons. In this paper we intend to discuss surveillance and persuasive technology in an ethical perspective with an eye to its historical and cultural context. In section 1, we present some different tendencies of surveillance in society. In section 2, we elaborate on some important historical ideas on surveillance. In section 3, we consider the use of persuasive technology for surveillance purposes. In section 4, we discuss the development towards increasing surveillance in society, at work, in public places etc. In section 5, we draw up some ethical concerns on surveillance, and finally. In section 6, we discuss the question of a possible need for a public and democratic control of the use of surveillance technology.