February 7, 2020
The University of Missouri is among 40 institutions using an app called SpotterEDU to track students. The ACLU of Missouri says this practice involves “deep privacy concerns.” Meanwhile, some 40 groups are pushing to stop the U.S. government from using facial recognition, and privacy advocates are worried that the rise of all-seeing smart camera networks threatens civil rights.
As social mood trends positively in the U.S., people are pushing back against surveillance technologies.
To find out more about social mood’s influence on surveillance, read “The Authoritarianism Battle: Governments Increase their Monitoring and Control of Citizens.”
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
