Open AccessIsrael’s Mass Surveillance during COVID-19: A Missed Opportunity
Author(s) -
Avi Marciano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
surveillance and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.781
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1477-7487
DOI - 10.24908/ss.v19i1.14543
Subject(s) - militarism , covid-19 , pandemic , political science , computer security , law , politics , virology , medicine , computer science , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This paper argues that ISA mass surveillance of citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a turning point for Israel, both in its formation as a surveillance society and in revalidating its security-oriented, militaristic tendencies.