[ecrea] Call for Chapters: Uberveillance and the Social Implications of Microchip Implants: Emerging Technologies (deadline September 15, 2010)

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>Uberveillance and the Social Implications of 
>Microchip Implants: Emerging Technologies
>
>Editors:
>
>Associate Professor Katina Michael and Dr M.G. Michael
>University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
>
>Call for Chapters:
>Proposals Submission Deadline: September 15, 2010
>
>Introduction
>Uberveillance can be defined as an omnipresent 
>electronic surveillance facilitated by 
>technology that makes it possible to embed 
>surveillance devices in the human body. These 
>embedded technologies can take the form of 
>traditional pacemakers, radio-frequency 
>identification (RFID) tag and transponder 
>implants, biomems and nanotechnology devices.
>
>Uberveillance has to do with the fundamental who 
>(ID), where (location), and when (time) 
>questions in an attempt to derive why 
>(motivation), what (result), and even how 
>(method/plan/thought). Uberveillance can be a 
>predictive mechanism for a persons expected 
>behavior, traits, likes, or dislikes based on 
>historical fact; or it can be about real-time 
>measurement and observation; or it can be something in between.
>
>The inherent problem with uberveillance is that 
>facts do not always add up to truth, and 
>predictions based on uberveillance are not 
>always correct. Uberveillance is more than 
>closed circuit television feeds, or cross-agency 
>databases linked to national identity cards, or 
>biometrics and ePassports used for international 
>travel. Uberveillance is the sum total of all 
>these types of surveillance and the deliberate 
>integration of an individuals personal data for 
>the continuous tracking and monitoring of 
>identity, location, and condition in real time.
>
>In its ultimate form, uberveillance has to do 
>with more than automatic identification 
>technologies that we carry with us. It has to do 
>with under-the-skin technology that is embedded 
>in the body, such as microchip implants; it is 
>that which cuts into the flesh  a charagma 
>(mark). Think of it as Big Brother on the inside 
>looking out. Like a black box embedded in the 
>body which records and transmits specific 
>measures. This charagma is virtually meaningless 
>without the hybrid network architecture that 
>supports its functionality: making the person a 
>walking online node. We are referring here, to 
>the lowest common denominator, the smallest unit 
>of tracking  presently a tiny chip inside the 
>body of a human being. This is opposed to other 
>forms of spatial units such as satellite 
>imagery, street views, or even cadastre blocks.
>
>Objective of the Book
>This book will aim to equip the wider community 
>with information about the technological 
>trajectory of RFID implants through exclusive 
>primary interviews, case studies, literature 
>reviews, ethnographies and frameworks supporting 
>emerging technologies. The book will also 
>provide professionals who are engaged in the 
>development of emerging technologies with 
>current and predicted social implications of 
>human-centric technologies. In the context of 
>innovation these findings should inform business 
>system product/process life cycles through a 
>feedback mechanism. The book will also be useful 
>to professionals overseeing the evolution of the 
>legal, policy and technology trichotomy in a 
>given jurisdiction (e.g. the introduction of 
>laws and regulations to stipulate the rights of 
>individuals). The objective of the book is to 
>develop an understanding of uberveillance (both 
>in its emerging and ultimate forms) in a variety 
>of application areas (medical, retail, policing etc).
>
>Target Audience
>The target audience of this book will be 
>composed of professionals and researchers 
>working in the field of emerging technologies, 
>law and social policy including, e.g. 
>information and communication sciences, 
>administrative sciences and management, 
>sociology, law and regulation, computer science, 
>and information technology, policy, government, 
>political science. Moreover, the book will 
>provide insights and support to every day 
>citizens who may be questioning the trajectory 
>of micro and miniature technologies or the 
>potential for humans to be embedded with 
>electro-magnetic devices. Body wearable 
>technologies are also of relevance, as they will 
>act as complementary innovations to various forms of implants.
>
>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
>
>Concepts, Theories and Frameworks
>Uberveillance in context (e.g. retail, policing, medical)
>Microchip implants, wearables and sousveillance
>Electrophorus (bearers of technology) vs cyborgs (part man, part machine)
>Defining uberveillance (concepts, frameworks and emerging theories)
>Studies related to surveillance, dataveillance, 
>sousveillance and uberveillance
> From Orwell to Kafka- understanding RFID implants
>
>Interviews
>RFID implant pioneers
>RFID implants in performance art
>Motivations for implants (embedded systems) vs wearables
>Titanium-based fashion implantables
>
>Case Studies
>Case studies on RFID implantees (e.g. exclusive primary interviews)
>Case studies on RFID implant trials (e.g. Baja Beach Club)
>Case studies on RFID vendors and resellers (e.g. Positive ID)
>RFID implants for tourism and travel (the future of epassports)
>
>Applications
>RFID implants in subjects (people and animals)
>RFID implants for physical access control
>RFID implants in livestock and total farm management practices
>ePayment and eBanking solutions using RFID implants
>RFID implants and national security
>RFID implants in natural disasters and national 
>security (e.g. tagging victims)
>RFID implants and archeological digs (e.g. tagging bones and parts)
>Convenience solutions using RFID implants (e.g. social living)
>RFID implants in pubs and clubs
>
>Medical Applications
>RFID implants and condition monitoring (e.g. wander alerts for Alzheimers)
>Cochlear implants, retina implants, brain implants, contraceptive implants
>Deep brain stimulation and other pacemakers
>Therapeutic devices, micro nanotechnology, biomems
>Microchip implants for drug delivery (e.g. diabetes)
>RFID implants for medical applications (e.g. healthcare Identifiers)
>
>Stakeholders
>RFID and non government organizations (NGOs)
>RFID implants and advocacy
>The RFID implant value chain
>Pioneering adopters of RFID implants for business
>The Role of the Food and Drug Administration
>The Role of CASPIAN
>VeriChip/Positive ID
>Manufacturers of RFID Transponders and Tags for Humans and Livestock/Pets
>RFID Implantees
>
>Hardware/Software/Business Information Systems/Process
>Security issues and RFID implants
>RFID implant hardware (transponders, tags, access devices)
>RFID implants and upgrades
>Technological integration and convergence: RFID implants, Mobile & GPS
>Vendor perspectives on RFID implants (e.g. commercial investment)
>RFID implant locations (upper arm, forearm, wrist, thumb, head, leg, foot)
>Logistical issues with implanting patrons
>RFID implants and the internet of things
>Standards and defacto conventions
>
>Social Implications
>Social implications of uberveillance (e.g. the prospect of digital divide)
>Privacy implications of uberveillance (e.g. consent, opt-in/out, control)
>RFID implants and human rights
>Health concerns
>Who owns your identity (and your information)?
>Real-time location capability
>Policy development
>Consumer willingness to adopt RFID implants
>Surveillance, super-surveillance, exaggerated surveillance
>Unauthorised monitoring and observation
>Information manipulation, misrepresentation, misuse, absence of context
>Omniscience vs omnipresence
>
>Laws and Regulations, Codes of Conduct
>Liability and responsibility
>The pros and cons of state antichipping laws
>Case law related to tracking and monitoring
>Regulating the RFID implant industry
>RFID implant ethics and codes of conduct
>RFID implants and minors
>Extended supervision orders for parolees and GPS anklets
>Law enforcement and people tracking (extended supervision orders)
>Policing and search warrants
>Uberveillance in various markets
>Compulsory chipping for pets
>
>Innovation Studies
>Innovations in manufacturing RFID tags and transponders
>Understanding cultural change in technology adoption
>High-tech innovation diffusion studies
>The value proposition for RFID implants
>Future scenarios
>The trajectory of RFID implants
>Cultural differences in RFID implant acceptance (nationality, gender, age)
>The prospects of nanotechnology
>The limits of innovation- breakthrough technologies and their impact
>The hype and the hope of RFID implants
>Quantitative Forecast of the RFID implant market
>Methodological approaches in the study of radical innovations
>
>History
>The history of RFID implants
> From the ENIAC to the Microchip implant
>
>Emerging Technologies
>Point of View technologies
>Location-enabled body wearables
>Emerging automatic identification techniques- biometrics, DNA
>Ambient intelligence, ubicomp, context-aware, ubiquitous computing
>RFID implants and geographic information systems
>RFID data management
>Location-based services (not merely StreetView but PeopleView)
>Location based social networking (what are you doing and where)
>GPS vehicle trackers, telematics, fleet management and 24x7 observation
>
>Other
>RFID implants in the science fiction genre (e.g. film, books, music etc)
>RFID implants and surveillance (e.g. the prospect of tracking and monitoring)
>Religious implications of RFID implants (e.g. 
>interpretations of the Book of Revelation)
>Transhumanism and RFID implants
>
>Submission Procedure
>Researchers, practitioners and members of the 
>general public are invited to submit on or 
>before September 15, 2010, a 2 page chapter 
>proposal clearly explaining the mission and 
>concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors 
>of accepted proposals will be notified by 
>November 10, 2010 about the status of their 
>proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full 
>chapters are expected to be submitted by January 
>30, 2011. All submitted chapters will be 
>reviewed on a double-blind review basis. 
>Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
>
>Publisher
>This book is scheduled to be published by IGI 
>Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of 
>the Information Science Reference (formerly 
>Idea Group Reference), Medical Information 
>Science Reference, Business Science 
>Reference, and Engineering Science Reference 
>imprints. For additional information regarding 
>the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. 
>This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.
>
>Important Dates
>September 15, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline
>November 10, 2010: Notification of Acceptance
>January 30, 2011: Full Chapter Submission
>March 1, 2011: Review Results Returned
>May 1, 2011: Final Chapter Submission
>
>
>Editorial Advisory Board Members:
>
>Ms Roba Abbas, University of Wollongong, Australia
>Dr Greg Adamson, University of Melbourne, Australia
>Dr Katherine Albrecht, CASPIAN, United States
>Mr Anas Aloudat, University of Wollongong, Australia
>Dr Michael V Arnold, University of Melbourne, Australia
>Ms Emilia Belleboni, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
>Professor Rafael Capurro, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States
>Professor Kenneth Foster, University of Pennsylvania, United States
>Mr Amal Graafstra, Amal.net, United States
>Associate Professor Mireille Hildebrandt, 
>Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
>Associate Professor Peter Hyland, University of Wollongong, Australia
>Mr Nicholas Huber, Accenture, Australia (for identification purposes only)
>Ms Indrawati, Institut Manajemen Telkom, Indonesia
>Dr Eleni Kosta, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
>Professor Ronald Leenes, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
>Associate Professor Avner Levin, Ryerson University, Canada
>Professor Michael Loui, University of Illiniois 
>at Urbana-Champaign, United States
>Professor Noëmi Manders-Huits, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
>Professor Keith Miller, University of Illinois at Springfield, United States
>Dr Lyria Bennett Moses, University of New South Wales, Australia
>Associate Professor Christine Perakslis, Johnson 
>& Wales University, United States
>Ms Laura Perusco, Macquarie Bank, United Kingdom 
>(for identification purposes only)
>Dr Kenneth Pimple, Indiana Bloomington University, United States
>Dr Joseph Savirimuthu, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
>Professor Alan D. Smith, Robert Morris University, United States
>Mr Charles Smith, Mesa State College Alumni, United States
>Dr Judith Symonds, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
>Dr Samuel Fosso Wamba, University of Wollongong, Australia
>Professor John Weckert, Charles Sturt University, Australia
>
>
>Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):
>
>Associate Professor Katina Michael, Dr M.G. Michael
>School of Information Systems and Technology, Faculty of Informatics
>UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, NSW AUSTRALIA 2522
>Tel.:               +61 2 4221 3937         +61 
>2 4221 3937 " Fax: +61 2 4221 
>4045   "  GSM:               +61 431 201 172         +61 431 201 172
>E-mail: <(katina /at/ uow.edu.htm)>(katina /at/ uow.edu.au)

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