The digitalization of governance is meant to increase public satisfaction with state service and facilitate citizen involvement in safety provisions. Due to the digitalization trend, one can expect expansion of digital technologies in policing. Those technologies can be used for surveillance but they can also create a platform for cooperation between various actors in security production. Therefore, citizen’s perceptions of technologies are of critical importance. Russia cannot be considered a pioneer in the use of police technologies. However, the number of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public places is steadily growing. Police surveillance extends to virtual spaces as well such as social networks and public messengers. Based on a 570 sample of university students St. Petersburg, Russia we explore views related to CCTV and online monitoring. Results show that young people are willing to accept surveillance in public places, but are unsupportive of online surveillance tools and regulations. Citizens views are ambivalent regarding effectiveness of police technologies in crime prevention, enhancing security, and increasing police accountability. However, they express concerns regarding possible infringement of their privacy due to the use of technology. The study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 18–011-00756 A “The study of citizens involvement in public governance under conditions of the formation of a digital government”).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Transformation and Global Society - 5th International Conference, DTGS 2020, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsDaniel A. Alexandrov, Alexander V. Boukhanovsky, Andrei V. Chugunov, Yury Kabanov, Olessia Koltsova, Ilya Musabirov
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages61-74
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030652173
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event5th International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2020: 5th International Conference - ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 17 Jun 202019 Jun 2020
Conference number: 5
http://dtgs-conference.org
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Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1242
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2020
Abbreviated titleDTGS 2020
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period17/06/2019/06/20
Internet address

    Research areas

  • Digital surveillance, Police technologies, Privacy and security

    Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Mathematics(all)

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