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A critical exploration of the development, form and effects of corporate digital surveillance on its users and consumers / PETER HANRATTY

Swansea University Author: PETER HANRATTY

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This thesis addresses the development, form and effects of corporate digital surveillance on consumers and users. As such, it traces the historical development of computers as surveillance machines before providing a methodological framework. In embracing a media ecology approach, the framework draw...

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Published: Swansea, Wales, UK 2024
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Doctoral
Degree name: Ph.D
Supervisor: Merrin, William ; Wall, Matthew
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