Surveillance in the COVID-19 Normal: Tracking, Tracing, and Snooping – Trade-Offs in Safety and Autonomy in the E-City

Michael K. McCall, Margaret M. Skutsch and Jordi Honey-Roses
Additional contact information
Michael K. McCall: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Margaret M. Skutsch: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Jordi Honey-Roses: University of British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), 2021, vol. 10, issue 2, 27-44

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of surveillance technologies in cities around the world. The new surveillance systems are unfolding at unprecedented speed and scale in response to the fears of COVID-19, yet with little discussion about long-term consequences or implications. The authors approach the drivers and procedures for COVID-19 surveillance, addressing a particular focus to close-circuit television (CCTV) and tracking apps. This paper describes the technologies, how they are used, what they are capable of, the reasons why one should be concerned, and how citizens may respond. No commentary should downplay the seriousness of the current pandemic crisis, but one must consider the immediate and longer-term threats of insinuated enhanced surveillance, and look to how surveillance could be managed in a more cooperative social future.

Date: 2021
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve. ... 8/IJEPR.20210401.oa3 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:igg:jepr00:v:10:y:2021:i:2:p:27-44

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) is currently edited by Carlos Nunes Silva

More articles in International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) from IGI Global
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Journal Editor ().