At the core of the project is the thesis that the role of human agency in data-intensive surveillance is key to understanding the capacity and complexity of present and future digitally saturated societies. Emphasis on human agency in surveillance operations has the potential to uncover the way surveillance technologies rely on the participation and socio-cultural contexts of users. To address this, the project ask the following research questions:
How do people experience data-intensive surveillance, and how do notions of privacy and consent affect this experience?
How is human agency restricted or enabled by digital surveillance technologies?
How do people identify and use opportunities for agency in systems of data-intensive surveillance?
