We Want Security but We Hate It - The Foundations of security technoeconomics in the social worldfrom Control to Surveillance

The social aspects of security are becoming increasingly important, now that security is at the foundation of the upcoming Internet Operating System. We will not be able to investigate the human side of security issues without considering the other side of the coin: surveillance. Some ‘Controlled Computing’ proposals are emerging, which at times recall Orwellian scenarios; on the other hand the positive consequences that the surveillance stream inside society is producing, are rarely contemplated. By exploring the surveillance/control paradox we can achieve the ‘Surveillance Computing’ model proposal: a model in which the individual regains his or her data ownership in relationship with his or her community. As a result, a new security concept will emerge that will express our security needs, and therefore will be more easily accepted by us, the people. ∗This work benefited from the comments and contributions on the economics of evolutionary process by Dr. Ferdinando Cerbone, Ass. Coevoluzione Reichian Studies Center, Bologna, Italy (www.coevoluzione.it).