Electronic Eye: The Rise of Surveillance Society

by David Lyon

Examines the mediated nature of modern society, in which every transaction, phone call, vote, border crossing, and application registers into some computer

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology

290 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[يوسف عبداللطيف · Rating 4 out of 5]

Electronic Eye: The Rise of Surveillance Society exposes the quiet cynicism of management culture, with David Lyon showing how moral posturing is used to cover up raw exploitation.

[Rachel 💚 · Rating 3 out of 5]

It started off so well and the first five chapters provided some interesting points! but after chapter 5 is got very very dull, i struggled to finish it in the end.

The rating is based on the 1st half of the book.

[Silvia Zuleta Romano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aunque el libro tiene sus años resulta tremendamente actual, premonitorio y esclarecedor de la sociedad en la que vivimos.
Si ya has leído bastante sobre el tema, algunas ideas pueden sonar repetitivas pero teniendo en cuenta que el libro fue escrito a principios de los noventa...es perfecto.

[Fredrik · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book on the state of surveillance, which offers some interesting thoughts, despite its age.