Surveillance technologies in cyberspace: data doubles and simulated identities
Abstract
This article deals with the surveillance technologies in cyberspace and their implications on the production of identities and subjectivities. It aims to show how the monitoring of actions and communication in cyberspace is converted into information that creates data bases and computer profiles designed to anticipate preferences, trends, choices and psychic or behavioral features of individuals or groups. Hence, it analyzes the logic of computerized profiles and data bases, aiming at understanding the production of data doubles and the simulation of identities.
Key words: surveillance, cyberspace, identity.Downloads
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