For many years, infrastructure meant the foundation, structure and subordinate parts of an organization, namely the military. However, with the advent of new technology, the definition as come to take on new meanings. According to the reading, new media infrastructures include cable, satellites, internet, and wireless telephony. Recently, I read an article on China’s “Sky-net” video surveillance system. This system consists of hundreds of thousand of video surveillance cameras across the country along with data processing hubs. The goal is for the cameras to be able to collect data about a given person based purely off facial recognition in a matter of seconds. State run media claimed that it could scan the entire Chinese population in one second if needed (1). In China, this is just another in a string of policies that infringe on basic privacy rights, This system exemplifies the intersection of both our infrastructure and data keywords. It shows how powerful infrastructure can be, and how dangerous it can be if in the wrong hands. It is a reminder that, despite the many conveniences that technology, data collection, and infrastructure bring to our lives, the dangers that accompany them must be considered and discussed.<\/p>\n
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