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Debates in contemporary society (Component 3, Section A)
Quick questions on Surveillance and the digital world - OCR A-Level Sociology Component 3
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What is surveillance capitalism?Show answer
Zuboff's surveillance capitalism describes how corporations harvest users' personal data, often without meaningful consent, to predict and shape behaviour for profit (targeted advertising, recommendation systems). On this view, our experience itself becomes raw material for a new kind of market. The debate is whether digital surveillance is mainly a threat to privacy and freedom or a protection that aids safety and security.
What is q1?Show answer
Outline two features of Foucault's concept of the panopticon. [4 marks]
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Outline and explain two ways in which digital surveillance affects society. [10 marks]
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