Este trabajo examina cómo las agencias policiales y de inteligencia participan en la vigilancia a través de las redes sociales y otras formas de actuación policial que ocurren en estas plataformas. Explora las complejidades que surgen cuando el poder estatal y el monitoreo se cruzan con los espacios digitales. El autor profundiza en temas de identidad, privacidad y política en la era de las redes sociales. Este estudio ofrece información sobre el panorama cambiante de la vigilancia digital y sus implicaciones sociales.
How have new social media altered how individuals present themselves? What dilemmas have they introduced? In the age of Facebook, Twitter and other forms of instant communication, individuals are losing (or relinquishing) control over their personal information! Trottier provides a trenchant analysis of the paradoxes of privacy and the presentation of self in the early 21st century. This book is ideal for courses in Sociology, Media Studies and Communication.
Rethinking Visibility in a Converging World
Focusing on surveillance practices within social media, the book presents ethnographic research involving diverse users, particularly on Facebook. It explores how monitoring activities serve multiple purposes and interact to enhance one another, contributing to the increasing prevalence of surveillance and visibility in online spaces. This unique perspective sheds light on the complexities of social media use and the implications for privacy and personal agency in the digital age.