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Virtuality and Capabilities in a World of Ambient Intelligence
Luiz Costa
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Description for Virtuality and Capabilities in a World of Ambient Intelligence
Hardback. Series: Law, Governance and Technology Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAM; LNQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 497.
This book is about power and freedoms in our technological world and has two main objectives. The first is to demonstrate that a theoretical exploration of the algorithmic governmentality hypothesis combined with the capability approach is useful for a better understanding of power and freedoms in Ambient Intelligence, a world where information and communication technologies are invisible, interconnected, context aware, personalized, adaptive to humans and act autonomously. The second is to argue that these theories are useful for a better comprehension of privacy and data protection concepts and the evolution of their regulation. Having these objectives in mind, the book ... Read more
This book is about power and freedoms in our technological world and has two main objectives. The first is to demonstrate that a theoretical exploration of the algorithmic governmentality hypothesis combined with the capability approach is useful for a better understanding of power and freedoms in Ambient Intelligence, a world where information and communication technologies are invisible, interconnected, context aware, personalized, adaptive to humans and act autonomously. The second is to argue that these theories are useful for a better comprehension of privacy and data protection concepts and the evolution of their regulation. Having these objectives in mind, the book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Series
Law, Governance and Technology Series
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319391977
SKU
V9783319391977
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About Luiz Costa
Luiz Costa is a researcher specialized in information technology law. He holds a masters degree from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and a ph.d. from the University of Namur. His main research interests are related to human rights and emerging technologies, particularly from a philosophical and legal point of view. Since 2016 he has been a fellow at ... Read more
Reviews for Virtuality and Capabilities in a World of Ambient Intelligence
“Virtuality and Capabilities in a World of Ambient Intelligence by Luiz Costa represents a relevant effort to address this phenomenon from the perspective of ubiquitous intelligent devices and their impact on the law, specifically data protection and privacy. … Virtuality and Capabilities in a World of Ambient Intelligence is a title that combines legal–philosophical approaches with up-to-date technological concepts to ... Read more