Privacy Online: New Forms of Domestic Violence in the Age of Digital Surveillance

Stepanović, Ivana (2016) Privacy Online: New Forms of Domestic Violence in the Age of Digital Surveillance. Zbornik Instituta za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, 35 (1). pp. 95-104. ISSN 0350-2694

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Abstract

Digital surveillance is ubiquitous and uses various intrusive technologies which pose a threat to privacy. From in-built cameras which capture images and videos to sensors, GPS systems and massive databases, these new technologies are incorporated into everyday life, and they are exposing the private zone in new and unexpected ways. As a result, new forms of domestic violence start to emerge. This paper is investigating the impact and implications these new forms of domestic violence have on the concept of privacy. It seems that these new technologies are radically redefining privacy, considering the fact that domestic violence is being exported from the privacy of home into the public domain of internet. Furthermore, it can be argued that various contradictory definitions of privacy are being used to create strategies to either justify violence or protect victims, which is why the concept is further relativised and devalued.

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