![]() Analysing these, as a whole, within the scope of the surveillance capitalism provides clues of how enmeshed the interests of technology companies, military and security corporations, security bureaucracy and governments are, (Privacy International, 2021) and the oligarchic form of these interests.Īlthough surveillance capitalism discussions mainly focus on the commercial and political aspects to send personalized messages to users, this paper argues that the manifestation of surveillance capitalism in migration and border management would allow us to understand the development of new surveillance tools (lie detectors, facial recognition systems and sensors) that would eventually affect all humanity. Studies have shown companies investing in border security and migration management, examine their lobbying activities and argue that refugees are being used as subjects in the development of surveillance technologies (Achiume, 2020 Akkermann, 2021 Latonero, 2019 Molnar, 2020). The tragic outputs of technological products for the management of migration and border security have recently entered the agenda of the academic community and activist networks. Through an analysis of the technological tools being developed and used for migration and border management, the article will help to understand the power dynamics underlying surveillance capitalism. In this paper, I argue that this business model has turned into a structural element of modern-day capitalism with implications for migration and border management. Surveillance capitalism has recently emerged as a key concept in interpretations of global technology companies’ business models as seen in Zuboff’s ( 2019) study analysing the transition of some Silicon Valley companies into global monopolies within just a few decades.
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