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From Surveillance to Toutveillance: Evaluating the Social Impacts of Different Monitoring Paradigms

by Suyi Wang 1,*
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Law school, Beijing Normal University
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JGSR  2024 6(1):94; https://doi.org/10.69610/j.gsr.20240622
Received: 18 April 2024 / Accepted: 6 June 2024 / Published Online: 22 June 2024
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This article explores the evolution and impacts of different monitoring paradigms: traditional surveillance, sousveillance, and toutveillance. Traditional surveillance, characterized by hierarchical observation from an authoritative entity, often results in power imbalances, privacy invasion, and social inequality. In response, sousveillance—monitoring by individuals of those in power—emerges as a countermeasure, aiming to democratize oversight but still facing legal and ethical challenges. Toutveillance, which promotes mutual monitoring among all parties, is presented as a potential solution to these issues, leveraging technology such as body cameras to enhance transparency, accountability, and reduce discriminatory practices. The article argues that while each paradigm has its merits and limitations, toutveillance offers a more balanced approach to address the complexities of modern surveillance, privacy concerns, and social justice.

Keywords: Surveillance; Sousveillance; Toutveillance; Privacy; Ethical issues; Data protection; Social impacts;
Copyright: © 2024 by Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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Wang, S. From Surveillance to Toutveillance: Evaluating the Social Impacts of Different Monitoring Paradigms. Journal of Globe Scientific Reports, 2024, 6, 94. doi:10.69610/j.gsr.20240622
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