In a new article, entitled “Not so fast! Data temporalities in law enforcement and border control” and published in Big Data & Society, Silvan Pollozek and I empirically investigate the temporal implications of data in law enforcement and border control.
Based on the analysis of the Frontex JORA system for information management as well as the use of the predictive policing software PRECOBS, we show how the speed of knowledge and action in datafied environments unfolds in close correspondence with (1) variegated social rhythms, (2) technological inscriptions, and (3) the balancing of acceleration with other priorities.
The article is available as freely accessible Open Access version.
Matthias Leese 