Pavone V., Ball K., Degli Esposti S., Dibb S. & Santiago E. (2017) Beyond the security paradox: Ten criteria for a socially informed security policy. Public Understanding of Science. Published online 10 April 2017
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Abstract. This article investigates the normative and procedural criteria adopted by European citizens to assess the acceptability of surveillance-oriented security technologies. It draws on qualitative data gathered at 12 citizen summits in nine European countries. The analysis identifies 10 criteria, generated by citizens themselves, for a socially informed security policy. These criteria not only reveal the conditions, purposes and operation rules that would make current European security policies and technologies more consistent with citizens’ priorities.