Who checks your status? Authorities ask social media and keep the answers to themselves
Surveillance has become the tool of choice for government authorities, not just in China and North Korea but in most Western democracies as well. The problem with surveillance is that it is one-way communication by default. Two-way transparency has to be designed and few government authorities perceive this as a priority.
Brief presentation of the book
This study is an examination of how authorities in Denmark, Poland and the United Kingdom report information requests they make to social media companies. Four researchers ask the same questions in their respective countries and compare the results.
How often do government authorities request information about citizens, from private corporations and social media companies?
Do the authorities report back to the publicabout their information requests?
How does the public react to leaks, revelations and public information about such requests?
Authors
Julia Ballaschk
Ian Brown
Dorota Glowacka
Inga KoralewskaEdited by
Jacob Dexe
Rikard LindeFores Study 2015:5
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