Who's watching whom? A study of interactive technology and surveillance

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 575-595

  Humphreys, Lee ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 79961052339     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01570.x     Document Type: Article

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