Couldry & Mejias Flashcards
How is the argument of Colonisation by data explained?
Data Colonialism: order for the appropriation of human life so that data can be extracted for profit
Result: Undermined human autonomy threatening basic freedoms
Everyday relations with data have become colonial by nature, as they do not evolve on their own, but are a product of capitalism.
Data colonialism requires the creation of a new social and economic order.
Data colonialism appropriates physical and personal resources, fostering unprecedented economic and cognitive power convergence.
What’s the geographical scope of Data Colonialism?
Data colonialism is global in ambitions. It penetrates life conditions in all societies. Its expansion is both external in a geographical sense, and internal in a social sense.
How do the authors define the Order of the Social World in this context?
An unprecedented goal for both corporate power and state power: The capacity to order the social world continuously and with maximum efficiency.
What are the two possibly result of the order of the social world?
- Annexing every point in space and every layer of life process to forms of tracking and control
- Influencing human behaviour to normalise this annexation, making it seem as a natural part of the social domain
What’s the role of Data-Driven Logistics in Data Colonialism?
With data-driven tech, every single aspect of production is monitored and controlled by a separate group of “managers”, further reducing human agency.
