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The Panopticon is a prison designed by philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1791. The design allows all prisoners to be observed by a single guard, without the inmates being able to tell whether they are being watched, motivating them to act as though they are being watched at all times.

- Michel Foucault revitalized the Panopticon as a metaphor in his 1977 book. Instead of using violent methods such as torture, the constant observation acted as a control mechanism; a consciousness of constant surveillance is internalized. Eventually, the tower can even be removed.

Foucault panopticon ⤵

Mirror people, we see the reflection of the world through electronic devices

We become a plurality of profile, an eclated personality on different interfaces, disseminated data on the network

We become a narcissus capable of changing its own reflection, with an almighty power of visualisation

The philosopher Emmanuel Alloa considered that these two forms of recording - surveillance and subsurveillance (sous veillance) - do not aim to better establish the facts, but to allow both sides to arm themselves for the new war of storytelling. Soon, agents and citizens will only meet with cameras pointed at each other»

Emmanuel Alloa, « La transparence dans le viseur américain », Libération, 30 décembre 2014

How does surveillance/watching shows patterns of circularity-panoramic-cyclicness?

Earth is round, Human eyes are round, camera lenses are round, panopticons are round, headlight are round, theater are round, loading screens are round

The act of looking is a cycle from from brain to eye to object to eye to brain again

Similiraties between Panopticons and Web platforms:

-Invisibility of warden.moderators
-Continuous Visibility of prisoners.users
-Limited communication with warden.moderators
-Appearance of being visible at all times
-Routine set of activities
-Work
-Change in Prisoner.user Behavior
-Management: Junction of Duty and Interest
-Profit
-Transparency: visits by the public.other users

Volume de données à traiter
La quantité de données augmentent chaque jour et seul le BIG DATA est capable de traiter autant de données et d’informations.

Vitesse de création, collecte et partage des données
Les données affluent à une vitesse considérable. Avec les nouvelles technologies, les données sont générées de plus en plus rapidement dans des temps de plus en plus courts. Ainsi, les fréquences à laquelle les données sont collectées, générées et partagées sont très courtes.

Variété d’information
Les données ainsi que leurs sources sont de plus en plus diversifiées : géolocalisation, processus, mesures, connexions, textes, réseaux sociaux, images, vidéos… Il n’existe donc pas une structure fixe, ce qui complexifie la création d’une seule base de données.