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Oxford Academic. The Ethics of Surveillance in Times of Emergency
draws from the use of modern surveillance technologies during the
COVID-19 pandemic to explore a set of issues and challenges facing
decision-makers and designers in times of emergency: how do we respond
to emergencies in ways that are both consistent with democratic and
community principles, and that are ethically justifiable? Emergencies,
like public health pandemics, not only place stress on existing
infrastructure and communities, but put significant pressure on our
decision-making. The use of surveillance technologies during public
health crises is a vital frame to explore the challenge of acting in
times of emergency. Moreover, as an exercise in reflective applied
ethics, this book does not just seek to apply a given theory or
principle to the problem of surveillance in times of emergency, but to
use the challenges facing us to critically engage with, reflect upon,
and develop those theories and principles. The book's authors
recognize this challenge—is it possible to respond to exceptional
conditions in ways that either preserve our core values, or must these
core values be subsumed under the need to respond to the particular
emergency? The book offers responses to this challenge by looking at
three interrelated ways in which can manifest: first, the democratic
challenges; second, the ethical challenges; and third the design
challenges faced in developing ethical solutions.
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ISBN
9780192688316
Publisert
2023
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Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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