Terra Cognita: Surveillance of Young Peoples’ Favourite Websites

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Valerie Steeves

University of Ottawa - Criminology

Date Written: 2016

Abstract

A growing number of academics have called for a reinvigorated debate around the effect of commercial surveillance in children’s networked spaces (Buckleitner, 2008; Grimes, 2008, 2015b; Grimes and Shade, 2005; Hasebrink et. al., 2007; Montgomery, 2007, 2015; Nairn, 2008; Steeves, 2006, 2007). This chapter seeks to contribute to that debate by providing a snapshot of surveillance practices used on popular web sites. It also presents quantitative findings regarding young people’s attitudes towards this surveillance. I argue that, contrary to popular conceptions, many young people have outgrown their early infatuation with online commercial content; they are both increasingly skeptical about commercial surveillance and dissatisfied with the kinds of privacy protections that were intended to protect them from commercial manipulation.

Suggested Citation

Steeves, Valerie, Terra Cognita: Surveillance of Young Peoples’ Favourite Websites ( 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4323847 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4323847

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