Open AccessWorkplace Surveillance ‘is’ Unethical and Unfair
Author(s) -
Lucas D. Introna
Publication year - 2002
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.v1i2.3354
Subject(s) - work (physics) , computer security , sociology , business , law and economics , public relations , internet privacy , computer science , law , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering
This piece argues that workplace surveillance is unethical and unfair using the work of Emmanuel Levinas. Such a move is indeed necessary for the possibility of ethics to happen when we monitor and surveil, rather than merely being considered when we talk about, or judge, monitoring and surveillance practices.