Author Archives: Christopher

About Christopher

Christopher is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria. He is currently attending to a particular set of technologies that facilitate digitally mediated surveillance, including Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), behavioral advertising, and mobile devices. He thinks through how these technologies influence citizens in their decision to openly express themselves or engage in self-censoring behavior on a regular basis.

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt and Google Corporation

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Christopher

In recent months more and more attention has been directed towards Google’s data retention policies. In May of 2007 Peter Fleishcher of Google’s global privacy counsel established three key reasons for why his company had to maintain search records: To … Continue reading →

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Public and Private Digital Space

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Christopher

Ask yourself a question: Why does having private space matter to you? When it comes right down to it, why is it important to maintain the public-private distinction? Some might immediately assert that the distinction establishes a space where government … Continue reading →

Posted in DPI, Internet, Privacy, Technology, Thoughts | 3 Comments

Review of “National Identities and Communications Technologies” by Mark Poster

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Christopher

In this article Poster examines the process of globalization through the lens of culture. He is specifically interested in examining how cultural globalization and digital mediums intersect with the nation-state’s competencies. Decentralized networks have existed in some fashion or another … Continue reading →

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Genealogy and the ‘Net

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Christopher

I’ve recently had the pleasure of reading some of Foucault’s Society Must be Defended. Over the course of the book Foucault will be radically changing his early positions, and I hope to note and discuss these changes as I come … Continue reading →

Posted in Cosmopoliitanism, Technology, Thoughts | 2 Comments
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