Data Power Radical Geographies of Control and Resistance

• Main Author: Thatcher, Jim E. (auth)
• Other Authors: Dalton, Craig M. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Pluto Books 2022
• Series: Radical Geography
• Subjects: Impact of science & technology on society; Algorithms & data structures; Computer security; Ethical & social aspects of IT; Human geography; Science & Technology Studies; Computer Science; Population Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In recent years, popular media have inundated audiences with sensationalised headlines recounting data breaches, new forms of surveillance and other dangers of our digital age. Despite their regularity, such accounts treat each case as unprecedented and unique. This book proposes a radical rethinkin...