Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Our Biometric Future by Kelly Gates Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to see the human face to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another-commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. This book focuses on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to "see" the human face—to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another—commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology as uniquely suited for "smart" surveillance—systems that automate the labor of monitoring in order to increase their efficacy and spread their reach.Tracking this technological pursuit, Our Biometric Future identifies FRT as a prime example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as shortsighted solutions to complex social problems. Culling news stories, press releases, policy statements, PR kits and other materials, Kelly Gates provides evidence that, instead of providing more security for more people, the pursuit of FRT is being driven by the priorities of corporations, law enforcement and state security agencies, all convinced of the technologys necessity and unhindered by its complicated and potentially destructive social consequences. By focusing on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies, Our Biometric Future argues not for the inevitability of a particular technological future, but for its profound contingency and contestability. Notes Identifies Facial Recognition Technology as an example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as short-sighted solutions to complex social problems Author Biography Kelly Gates is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance, as well as the editor of International Encyclopedia of Media Studies, Vol. 6: Media Studies Futures and The New Media of Surveillance. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals, including Surveillance & Society, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, and Social Semiotics. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 "Self-Motivating Exhilaration": On the Cultural Sources of Computer Communication2 Romanticism and the Machine: The Formation of the Computer Counterculture3 Missing the Net: The 1980s, Microcomputers, and the Rise of Neoliberalism4 Networks and the Social Imagination5 The Moment of Wired6 Open Source, the Expressive Programmer, and the Problem of PropertyConclusion: Capitalism, Passions, Democracy NotesIndex About the Author Review "Gates deftly explores the cultural work performed by facial recognition technologies, and in so doing demonstrates considerable skill in the critical analysis of emergent technologies. This book represents a significant contribution to our understanding about the ongoing elaboration of surveillance society throughout the globe." Anne Balsamo, University of Southern California, author of Technologies of the Gendered Body: Reading Cyborg Women and Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work "A groundbreaking study. Our Biometric Future considers facial recognition technology through its wide range of political entanglements, such as post-9/11 security measures, the management of urban populations in commercial districts, and self-representation in online social networking sites. Across these contexts, Gates shows how facial recognitions political effects have developed in spite of the fact that the technology does not actually work very well. Written with style and wit, Our Biometric Future will resonate with readers in cultural studies, new media, science and technology studies, and anyone interested in surveillance, privacy and security in contemporary life." Jonathan Sterne, McGill University, author of The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction and MP3: The Meaning of a Format "Until last summer, hi-tech riots - broadcast on YouTube and organised by BlackBerry - were mostly the preserve of enterprising dissidents in Iran and China. But in June hordes of ice hockey fans in Vancouver, outraged by the local teams loss to a Boston rival, filmed themselves smashing cars and burning shops. Then it happened here. The crackdowns that follow such riots are equally hi-tech. In both Britain and Canada ordinary members of the public set up Facebook groups to share pictures and videos from the riots, using Twitter to name and identified perpetrators and alert the police. This was cyber-vigilantism at its most creative...impressive book" - Evgeny Morozov, London Review of Books, April 5th 2012 Promotional Identifies Facial Recognition Technology as an example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as short-sighted solutions to complex social problems Long Description Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to "see" the human face#8212to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another-commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology as uniquely suited for "smart" surveillance-systems that automate the labor of monitoring in order to increase their efficacy and spread their reach. Tracking this technological pursuit, Our Biometric Future identifies FRT as a prime example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as shortsighted solutions to complex social problems. Culling news stories, press releases, policy statements, PR kits and other materials, Kelly Gates provides evidence that, instead of providing more security for more people, the pursuit of FRT is being driven by the priorities of corporations, law enforcement and state security agencies, all convinced of the technologys necessity and unhindered by its complicated and potentially destructive social consequences. By focusing on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies, Our Biometric Future argues not for the inevitability of a particular technological future, but for its profound contingency and contestability. Review Quote "This work is a fascinating, timely investigation of the cultural practices and institutional priorities surrounding automated face perception technologies"-C. Tappert, Choice Details ISBN0814732097 Short Title OUR BIOMETRIC FUTURE Publisher New York University Press Language English ISBN-10 0814732097 ISBN-13 9780814732090 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Critical Cultural Communication Year 2011 Imprint New York University Press Subtitle Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Illustrations Illustrations DEWEY 363.232 Publication Date 2011-01-23 Series Number 2 UK Release Date 2011-01-23 NZ Release Date 2011-01-23 US Release Date 2011-01-23 Pages 274 Alternative 9780814732106 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-01-22 Author Kelly Gates We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780814732090
Book Title: Our Biometric Future
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 229 mm
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance
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Author: Kelly A. Gates
Series: Critical Cultural Communication
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Format: Hardcover
