Selling surveillance: The discursive legitimation of AI control in Japanese convenience stores
Published online on August 05, 2026
Abstract
Discourse & Society, Ahead of Print.
AI-driven surveillance technologies are marketed to Japanese convenience stores as solutions to rising crime. This article analyses the marketing materials of one technology company, Vaak, to examine how its system VaakEye is discursively constructed and ...
AI-driven surveillance technologies are marketed to Japanese convenience stores as solutions to rising crime. This article analyses the marketing materials of one technology company, Vaak, to examine how its system VaakEye is discursively constructed and ...