Mr. Zuckerberg and the Internet. An essay on power relations and privacy negotiation
This essay aims to analyze the power relations existing within one of the most interesting events of the last few months, namely, Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before the American Congress, on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Despite the fact that many questions addressed serious issues, such as privacy...
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doaj-daa3bb72ae5349b18bcc45407961674a2020-11-25T02:39:33ZengUniversity of BucharestJournal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology2068-03172068-03172018-06-01911924Mr. Zuckerberg and the Internet. An essay on power relations and privacy negotiationCristiana Lotrea0Doctoral School of Sociology, University of BucharestThis essay aims to analyze the power relations existing within one of the most interesting events of the last few months, namely, Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before the American Congress, on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Despite the fact that many questions addressed serious issues, such as privacy policies or information leakage prevention, there were few senators who seemed to audition the witness more for tech advice, or who didn’t seem to understand how the virtual world functions. These interventions sparkled the amusement of social media users and, unexpectedly, helped Zuckerberg redeem, to a certain extent, his reputation.http://compaso.eu/wpd/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Compaso2018-91-Lotrea.pdfSurveillanceprivacypower RelationsMark Zuckerberg |
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Mr. Zuckerberg and the Internet. An essay on power relations and privacy negotiation |
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This essay aims to analyze the power relations existing within one of the most interesting events of the last few months, namely, Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before the American Congress, on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Despite the fact that many questions addressed serious issues, such as privacy policies or information leakage prevention, there were few senators who seemed to audition the witness more for tech advice, or who didn’t seem to understand how the virtual world functions. These interventions sparkled the amusement of social media users and, unexpectedly, helped Zuckerberg redeem, to a certain extent, his reputation. |
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