Plots, murders, and money

oversight bodies evaluating the effectiveness of surveillance technology

Journal article (2018)

Authors

M.R. Cayford University of Washington, Safety and Security Science - TPM
W. Pieters Safety and Security Science - TPM
Constant Hijzen Universiteit Leiden
Research Group
Safety and Security Science (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 M.R. Cayford, W. Pieters, Constant Hijzen
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2018.1487159
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Values Technology and Innovation

Research Group

Safety and Security Science

Abstract

Intelligence agencies routinely use surveillance technology to perform surveillance on digital data. This practice raises many questions that feed a societal debate, including whether the surveillance technology is effective in achieving the given security goal, whether it is cost-efficient, and whether it is proportionate. Oversight bodies are important actors in this debate, overseeing budgets, legal and privacy matters, and the performance of intelligence agencies. This paper examines how oversight bodies evaluate the questions above, using documents produced by American and British oversight mechanisms.