SURVEILLANCE PANOPTICAN : A Case for Human Freedom - Jennifer Arcuri

SURVEILLANCE PANOPTICAN : A Case for Human Freedom - Jennifer Arcuri

Jennifer Arcuri

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Published 28 October 2026

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  • Pages · 112 pages
  • Publication Date · 28/10/2026
  • Genre · Computer security
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What if the technology designed to keep you safe isactually being used to control you?Every camera, facial recognition scan, digital identityscheme and online monitoring system comes with the same promise: greatersecurity. But what happens when the price of protection is your freedom?In Surveillance Panopticon: A Case for Human Freedom,cybersecurity entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri challenges the growing machinery ofmass surveillance and exposes the dangers of surrendering privacy in exchangefor promises of safety. Drawing on documented cases, government records and her ownexperience in technology and cybersecurity, Arcuri examines how surveillancesystems track our movements, monitor our communications, collect our personalinformation and increasingly influence our behaviour. From CCTV and police databases to digital currencies,encryption backdoors and online censorship, she reveals how seemingly harmlessconveniences can become powerful instruments of control. Provocative, accessible and unapologetic, SurveillancePanopticon is more than a warning. It is a call to action. Your privacy is not a privilege granted by government. Itis your right.

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