Essays about: "surveillance and state control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words surveillance and state control.

  1. 1. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Melissa Lennartsson; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Vulnerable areas; urban policy; place-making; advanced urban marginality; safety security nexus; neoliberalism; Gothenburg;

    Abstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lost in the Metaverse - Navigating Privacy Challenges in the Jurisdiction of Virtual Worlds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Adeline Fredriksson; [2023-08-11]
    Keywords : Metaverse; Human rights; Privacy; Jurisdiction;

    Abstract : The Metaverse consists of a set of emerging technologies that could be as disruptive as the internet, enabling seamless integration of our digital and physical lives. While offering a wide array of exciting application areas, the technologies also allow for intrusions on our privacy at a higher level than has ever been possible. READ MORE

  4. 3. Criminological explanatory approach for the attitude towards more control by the state in form of police checks : A Secondary Analysis of the Study of internal security in Germany 2020

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Sascha Gielow; [2023]
    Keywords : Sense of safety; crime; victim; governmental control; police surveillance;

    Abstract : Background: With regard to studies on the acceptance of the police, in which neighbourhoodfactors as well as attitude and trust in the police were examined, it is above all factors such asneighbourhood cohesion, disadvantage and trust in the effectiveness of the police presenceand the preference for security that exert an influence.Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate to what extent people's own attitudestowards safety and the environment in which they live influence their Police ProfilingAttitude. READ MORE

  5. 4. Att se det som inte ska synas : Vilka utmaningar står livsmedelsinspektörer inom den kommunala kontrollverksamheten inför när det kommer till att upptäcka bedrägligt och vilseledande ageranden utifrån de lagar och föreskrifter som finns

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Staffan Mattias Paulsson; [2023]
    Keywords : livsmedelsbedrägeri; livsmedelsfusk; bedrägligt och vilseledande förfarande;

    Abstract : I alla tider har det funnits förekomster av bedrägerier inom livsmedelssektorn, och de främsta incitamenten är oftast av ekonomisk natur. Det är ett allvarligt problem eftersom trovärdigheten för våra livsmedel blir missbrukad och det kan leda till negativa konsekvenser för konsumenternas hälsa. READ MORE

  6. 5. Quadcopter stabilization based on IMU and Monocamera Fusion

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Arturo Pérez Rodríguez; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Vision; Sensor Fusion; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Drone Stabilization; Frontal Monocamera;

    Abstract : Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have revolutionized numerous fields ranging from aerial photography to surveillance and logistics. Achieving stable flight is essential for their successful operation, ensuring accurate data acquisition, reliable manoeuvring, and safe operation. READ MORE