I believe that the specific act of surveillance such as “life 360” acts as a lens for the keyword “surveillance”. Life 360 is an app created to keep track of different people in a person’s life; it acts to keep track of locations, leaving home, entering home, etc. It is most commonly used among parents to observe their child’s safety, however a lot of the time it establishes a level of distrust, as well as an unwanted level of transparency and an invasion of privacy. The essay establishes “surveillance” as more of an act to observe something (survey) for the means of obtaining data (to some extent.) Contrasting to gaze, which is more objectified and subjective, surveillance establishes a level of observance for the obtainment of some sort of data. Therefore, life 360 acts as a lens for surveillance as it seeks to track data of the individuals who use it. What is important here is that not only can people keep track of people, for example, parent keeps track of children, the app itself is keeping track of all the users. What establishes the right to privacy if data is constantly being tracked through things such as life 360, or even simple social medial such as instagram?
