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Surveillance and Facebook
Heroldová, Lenka ; Slavíček, Daniel (advisor) ; Marcelli, Miroslav (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on surveillance studies on online platform Facebook. This famous social site became a tool for both fun and business lately. Facebook collects data that is then used for some other purposes which means there is some kind of a surveillance done. All the infomation that Facebook collects is given by the users themselves who voluntarily share their personal information. This kind of collected data is then for example used for commercial purposes such as media advertising with obvious profit expectations and so is used in crime prevention such as cyberbullying etc. Diploma thesis is divided into three sections. First describes surveillance history until nowadays, postmodern times. Second part clarifies the formation of the social site Facebook, it's user rules and privacy rules as well as practical examples of using collected data online. The last part of this thesis introduces some other favourite social sites and its functions as well as their surveillance possibilities and advertising potential.
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Electronic surveillance in the area of consumption and media
Špačková, Andrea ; Slavíček, Daniel (advisor) ; Marcelli, Miroslav (referee)
5 Abstract My diploma thesis is focused on electronic surveillance in the area of consumption, marketing and media. Electronic surveillance is a form of collecting and evaluating data, which were created as a secondary product of electronic devices. The use of new technologies and internet allows spying their users and saving the received data to both state and commercial databases. Subsequent data use is common in the business or crime prevention area. This practice brings the risk of privacy disruption, influencing and directing people. The diploma thesis consists of three main chapters. The first chapter follows up the history of surveillance and its development. The second part is focused on formation of the electronic surveillance and describes different areas of surveillance. The third chapter relates to one concrete area - consumption and marketing. This chapter includes also practical examples. Key words Surveillance, interactivity, customization, reality show, Panopticon, media
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Power, Panopticon and Electronic Surveillance
Packová, Katarína ; Švantner, Martin (advisor) ; Slavíček, Daniel (referee)
The main aim of this diploma thesis is analysis of power, surveillance and control in today's society and their examples in new electronic analytical space that emerges within developement of information and communication networks. Hypothesis of this diploma thesis is supposition of two faces of surveillance and untenability of dystopia theories of surveillance in today's society. Thus this diploma thesis shows that surveillance goes together with restrictions, but also freedom at the same time. This diploma thesis describes power and power relationships theory of Michel Foucault and theory of surveillance according David Lyon, that are theoretic base for analysis of character of power and surveillance in today's society. Other important authors that I present theories of in my diploma thesis are primarily Gilles Deleuze, and Paul Virilio who emphasise shift from mode of prison to mode of control that is key to today's society. This diploma thesis describes the character of power and social control in today's society and character of today's subjects and objects of power and knowledge. I will also try to answer whether we can consider surveillance as the Electronic Panopticon or not. One of the chapter of this diploma thesis will compare also two concepts, electronic democracy and electronic...
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Surveillance and Ethics
Slavíček, Daniel ; Pinc, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Marcelli, Miroslav (referee) ; Fulka, Josef (referee)
The theme of the dissertation is surveillance. Its aim is to answer the following question: up to what extend do we live in a society, which may be described as a surveillance society. For this purpose it defines, what is meant by surveillance, how surveillance evolved through history, which theories relevantly describe this phenomenon and in which spheres surveillance is notable. The dissertation introduces the main theories of the multi-disciplinary field of surveillance studies, which has been developing over the last twenty years. Special attention is focused on CCTV systems. At the same time, the thesis focuses on ethical problems of surveillance, i.e. privacy, discrimination, social exclusion, transparency and responsibility.
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Semiotic Engineering and rules for interaction design
Prokop, Pavel ; Brejcha, Jan (advisor) ; Slavíček, Daniel (referee)
Semiotic Engineering is one of semiotic approaches to human-computer interaction problematics. Its theory is based on a simple notion of interface beeing a designers deputy through which the designer comunicates with users of this interface. Telling them, how to work with a program, he or she designed for them. Apart from teoretical foundation, semiotic engineering dispose also with research methods that can be used to evaluate a way an interface communicates with its users. This way it can compare with other non-semitic theories in this branch of research and thanks to its orientation to communication, it is even able to bring new points o wiev. Its theory and methods are used in this thesis as a basis for creation of a set of rules for user interface designers, that shoul serve them as guidelines for their thinking about interface. It turns out that semiotic theory is capable of bringing concerete results for praxis in the area of interaction design and it is not bound only to the academic enviroment.
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Semiotic Engineering and rules for interaction design
Prokop, Pavel ; Brejcha, Jan (advisor) ; Slavíček, Daniel (referee)
Semiotic Engineering is one of semiotic approaches to human-computer interaction problematics. Its theory is based on a simple notion of interface beeing a designers deputy through which the designer comunicates with users of this interface. Telling them, how to work with a program, he or she designed for them. Apart from teoretical foundation, semiotic engineering dispose also with research methods that can be used to evaluate a way an interface communicates with its users. This way it can compare with other non-semitic theories in this branch of research and thanks to its orientation to communication, it is even able to bring new points o wiev. Its theory and methods are used in this thesis as a basis for creation of a set of rules for user interface designers, that shoul serve them as guidelines for their thinking about interface. It turns out that semiotic theory is capable of bringing concrete results for praxis in the area of interaction design and it is not bound only to the academic enviroment.
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Controlled Freedom of Choice: Interaction in New Media
Jakubčáninová, Eva ; Brejcha, Jan (advisor) ; Slavíček, Daniel (referee)
This diploma thesis concerns topic of control within interactivity in the new media. It deals with concept of interactivity from the perspective of the new media and semiotics. Later on it presents insight on different mechanisms and levels of control, which are present within the interactivity. The thesis is focused only on those mechanisms that are aimed at a user. These concern for example dataveillance, data-based discrimination, disciplination, tailoring, monitoring or persuasive games. This line is extended and connected with the contributions of Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault and Vilém Flusser, who dealt with topics such as power, discipline and apparatuses. The aim of this thesis is to find out, what is the position of a user in relation to the mechanisms of control and what are her/his possibilities of action against these mechanisms (if any). Keywords: interactivity, new media, control, surveillance, semiotics, user, data, apparatus
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Social Networks and User's Privacy
Gallíková, Lucia ; Poštulka, Filip (advisor) ; Slavíček, Daniel (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on current phenomenon of online social networks, especially on problems regarding users' privacy protection. Theoretical base of the thesis consist of basic explanation of key terms, particularly social networks and security perception. Practical part contains analysis of the currently most widespread social network Facebook with emphasis on user's data protection a its security. This part is completed with comparison of the Facebook with other examples of selected social networks. Final part of the thesis consist a summary of positive aspects as well as risk of using social networks. It also presents a concept of a social network that respects user's privacy. key words: social networks, security, data protection, Facebook, user
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An Introduction to the Main Terms and Problems of "Surveillance Studies" (according to D. Lyon)
Zwyrtek, David ; Marcelli, Miroslav (advisor) ; Slavíček, Daniel (referee)
The main aim of this diploma thesis is to articulate the basic problems and terms of the "Surveillance Studies". The grounds of the discipline are described in eight subchapters according to one of the founders of the discipline prof. David Lyon. Gradual formation and development of the surveillance and the surveillance society, relationships between surveillance and modernity, Foucault's conception of panoptism and Orwell's Big Brother are outlined in this point. Later on are specific terms of "Surveillance Studies" explained and applied on real cases of the systems of surveillance. The application of the terms on the real cases should prove the hypothesis, that actual shape of the theory of surveillance is no more sufficient.
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