[Air-l] theory to explain plazes.com?

[Michael T Zimmer]

"Equiveillance" has been propsed as a possible middle-ground between
surveillance and sousveillance. 

Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equiveillance
http://wearcam.org/anonequity.htm
http://www.anonequity.org/weblog/archives/2006/01/exploring_equiv_1.php

-m

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Michael T. Zimmer
 Doctoral Candidate, Culture and Communication, New York University
 Student Fellow, Information Law Institute, NYU Law School
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----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Baldwin <Charles.Baldwin at mail.wvu.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:49 am
Subject: Re: [Air-l] theory to explain plazes.com?

> Jill, you may be thinking of "sousveillance," a term coined by Steve
> Mann in and around his wearable computing counter-surveillance work.
> Also, that _Cntrl-Space_ anthology is very useful.
> 
> I think a logical research path might be critical geography and
> anthropological explorations of place? Perhaps Auge's _Non-Places_?
> 
> Also, a non-theoretical but interesting reference is Morville's
> _Ambient Findability_.
> 
> Sandy
> 
> >>> Jill Walker <jill.walker at uib.no> 10/12/06 10:41 AM >>>
> I just signed up for this a week or two ago, when at a conference  
> where I heard people talking about it. I'm quite shocked at the 
> level 
> 
> of detail - I can subscribe to RSS feeds for where individuals are  
> logged in from without them even having made me a buddy and thus  
> given me specific access. It's cool, in a way, I suppose, to be 
> able  
> to see whether any of your friends are nearby, but as you say the  
> privacy issues are huge, and suggest to me that users are either  
> oblivious to the extent they're letting others knwo about them or  
> that there's a real shift in our willingness to be observed.
> 
> The most obvious reference is of course Foucault's theory of the  
> panopticon.
> 
> I'm not well-read on newer theories of surveillance, no doubt there 
> 
> are many, but I'd also consider danah boyd's work on public 
> displays  
> of friendship and networks - she sees this as a form of identity  
> performance, and that's certainly an aspect of Plazes worth looking 
> 
> into. Her papers are at http://www.danah.org/papers/ 
> 
> I'd be interested in knowing about theory that more directly  
> continues from Foucault - I seem to remember hearing some word 
> coined 
> 
> - like surveillance but demonstrating that the person "being  
> surveilled" isn't just complicit in it but is actually deliberating 
> 
> asking to be "surveilled" - was it co-veillance or something like
> that?
> 
> Jill
> 
> > An undergraduate student in my program is researching plazes.com, 
> a 
> 
> > website like myspace and facebook in that it is a social 
> networking 
> 
> > site, but in addition it adds a physical location. The technology 
> 
> > behind it enables friends to know one's location through a  
> > cellphone or internet connection. Thus, issues of privacy  
> > (invasion) are huge. The student is looking for a theory that  
> > explains or relates to people's willingness to engage in such  
> > activities even at the expense of inhibiting personal privacy. In 
> a 
> 
> > way we have a third place here that is tied to a physical 
> location  
> > again. The student is approaching this topic from a background in 
> 
> > rhetorical criticism.
> > Does anyone have suggestions for theories and places to look for  
> > them? As-complete-as-possible references would be very much  
> > appreciated. Please send to me directly. I will compile and send  
> > both to the list and to the student.
> > Thanks,
> > Ulla
> >
> > ---
> > Ulla Bunz
> > Assistant Professor
> > Department of Communication
> > University Center C, Suite 3100
> > Florida State University
> > Tallahassee, FL 32306
> > Email: ubunz at fsu.edu 
> > Phone: 850-644-1809
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