Abstract: The provocative cover of Jeremy Weissman’s debut monograph captures well the new visibility we are all subject to. Reminiscent of the times we live in, is the idea of the “photoborg” [1].

The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the individual cell blocks that were ranged radially around the tower It has ...

Discover the chilling history of the panopticon prison, imagined by Jeremy Bentham as a means to optimize organization and control without direct surveillance. Explore the impact of industrialization ...

Not quite a household word (beyond academia, anyway), “panopticon” nonetheless turns up in news stories with surprising frequency—here and here, for example, and here and here. The Greek roots in its ...

You might assume that the 40 metre-high dome in the Dutch city of Haarlem is a religious building, said The Guardian – "until you notice the bars covering its 230 windows". The Haarlem ...

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“You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide.” I have heard this argument from every group of stakeholders countless times in my decade-long experience advocating for the right to privacy in ...

Big Brother—and Parent, and Teacher—are watching. Across America, teachers are uploading students' grades to digital portals on a weekly, daily, or sometimes hourly basis. They are posting not just ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Emily Sun loads a cassette tape into a cassette player during a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 20.Riley ...

Lunn also offered the following lengthy explanation of the album, its title, and its overall concept. "It is such an ugly thought that we all will taste death. Many of us do our best to kind of push ...