Description
| Product ID: | 9780691175300 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Data Driven |
| Subtitle: | Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance |
| Authors: | Author: Karen Levy |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Sociology: work and labour, Sociology: work & labour, Health and safety in the workplace, Employment and labour law: general, Transport technology and trades, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Health & safety issues, Employment & labour law, Transport technology & trades, Ethical & social aspects of IT |
| Description: | A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of lifeLong-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under grueling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, sharing a strong occupational identity rooted in a tradition of autonomy. Yet these workers increasingly find themselves under many watchful eyes. Data Driven examines how digital surveillance is upending life and work on the open road, and raises crucial questions about the role of data collection in broader systems of social control. Karen Levy takes readers inside a world few ever see, painting a bracing portrait of one of the last great American frontiers. Federal regulations now require truckers to buy and install digital monitors that capture data about their locations and behaviors. Intended to address the pervasive problem of trucker fatigue by regulating the number of hours driven each day, these devices support additional surveillance by trucking firms and other companies. Traveling from industry trade shows to law offices and truck-stop bars, Levy reveals how these invasive technologies are reconfiguring industry relationships and providing new tools for managerial and legal control—and how truckers are challenging and resisting them. Data Driven contributes to an emerging conversation about how technology affects our work, institutions, and personal lives, and helps to guide our thinking about how to protect public interests and safeguard human dignity in the digital age. |
| Imprint Name: | Princeton University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Princeton University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-06 |
