Law and cybersecurity in digital societies: new control practices and new boundaries of inclusion

• In Event: Contemporary Crises and Theoretical Applications

Abstract

In digital societies, technological transformations also impact everything related to crime and techniques for its prevention or suppression. Socio-legal analysis of processes of criminalization has long emphasized the selective nature of control practices, as well as their power to effectively redefine the boundaries of inclusion. In this contribution, we will attempt to explore how the identification of risks changes in the technological transition in Europe and what tools are deployed to mitigate these risks. The hypothesis is that the redefinition of the "targets" of control and the "victims" of crime inherently involves an evaluation of who should be protected and who should instead be protected from. We aim to initiate a reflection on how the use of technology in new control practices can contribute to redefining the boundaries of inclusion in digital societies and what role law can play in responding to these challenges.

Authors

• Giulia Fabini, University of Bologna

• Raffaella Brighi, University of Bologna