Wordie: Panopticon

Like Flickr, but without the photos.

(n): a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

(n): a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

(n): a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

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9 months ago edwardvielmetti said:

compare with panspectron

http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue11_7/braman/index.html

"With the transition from a panopticon to a panspectron environment, the production of open information not only provides support for communities but also contributes to surveillance."

9 months ago cydonian said: Prison with a difference.

From Wikipedia:

to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell if they are being observed or not, thus conveying a "sentiment of an invisible omniscience."

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