Indoor spaces resisted surveillance until businesses were made willing hosts

Evidence

Building interiors had eluded Street View and the extraction imperative; few homeowners were likely to invite those cameras indoors. Instead, Cartographer’s capabilities were bundled into the larger Street View redirection campaign and pitched to businesses as a way to enhance consumer trust, allay anxiety, and substantially increase revenues. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 479

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Surveillance capitalism conquered through unilateral declarations, not permission seeking — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 564; Surveillance capitalism advanced through corporate control, lawless space, and cultural fortification against scrutiny — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 321

Broader Connections