In New York City, this will run on Channel 60; if you are in a different location, check your local listings for C-Span2. Commentary on the "increasing permeability" of information trafficking between corporations and government is notable, as is the centralized use of tracking/control of information content access combined with consumer products (cell phones, laptops, etc.) as locators.
This "increasing permeability" is also directly relevant to questions of media consolidation, net neutrality and the insistence by George Bush that he will veto any bill which does not provide retroactive blanket immunity, against current and future lawsuits, to telecoms which violated both federal law and stated internal policy (which is contractual) in handing over all records to the government w/o notification, permission or a warrant/subpoena. trina Once the programs are aired, they may be watched online by going to the URL listed below and clicking on "watch" button. BookTV Program iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era Author: Mark Andrejevic Upcoming Schedule Sunday, October 14, at 11:00 AM Monday, October 15, at 5:30 AM About the Program At an event at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, Mark Andrejevic explains how corporations gather information about consumers by monitoring our use of club cards, online vendors, cell phones, TiVo, and Google. He warns that this constant surveillance poses threats to citizens, who are not able to access or verify the information that has been gathered about them. About the Author Mark Andrejevic is a communication studies professor at the University of Iowa and a fellow at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. He is the author of "Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched." http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=8666&SectionName=&PlayMedia=No _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
