Paper Info
Title
The commodification of location: dynamics of power in location-based systems
Abstract
Location-based ubiquitous computing systems are entering mainstream society and becoming familiar parts of everyday life. However, the settings in which they are deployed are already suffused with complex social dynamics. We report on a study of parole officers and parolees whose relationships are being transformed by location-based technologies. While parolees are clearly subjects of state discipline, the parole officers also find themselves subject to new responsibilities. This study highlights the complexities of power in sociotechnical systems and what happens when location becomes a tradable, technological object.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1145/1620545.1620548
UbiComp
Keywords
Field
DocType
location-based technology,everyday life,state discipline,familiar part,location-based ubiquitous computing system,parole officer,complex social dynamic,sociotechnical system,mainstream society,location-based system,new responsibility,power,social dynamic,discipline,gps,ubiquitous computing
Data science,Everyday life,Commodification,Computer security,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Global Positioning System,Social dynamics,Location based systems,Sociotechnical system,Ubiquitous computing,Mainstream
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
21
1.80
14
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Irina Shklovski138541.08
Janet Vertesi243428.69
Emily Troshynski3685.74
Paul Dourish48020900.72