This week in class we discussed how the telegraph started shaping communication after it was invented. My final project is about domestic surveillance, so I thought it would be interesting to look at what type of surveillance got dreamed up when we had just the telegraph. Nowadays we are subject […]
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How do we find the hegemonic viewpoint surrounding mass surveillance in America? President Obama introduces the issue in a speech: “At the dawn of our Republic, a small, secret surveillance committee borne out of the “The Sons of Liberty” was established in Boston. And the group’s members included Paul Revere.” […]