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Articles | Volume 71, issue 2
Articles | Volume 71, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-71-99-2016
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Articles | Volume 71, issue 2
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27 May 2016
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Watching the watchmen: resisting drones and the "protester panopticon"

Neil J. Waghorn

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Protester operated drones are beginning to appear in the skies above protests, offering protesters new ways to watch the police. Previous work on resisting surveillance has focused upon resisting surveillance by state authorities, such as the police. This article, however, reverses this arrangement and explores the ways in which the police can attempt to resist surveillance by protesters. It explores legislation, physical and electronic efforts to minimise the effects of the gaze of the drone.
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Power and space in the drone age