Swasticars, surveillance, and the seductive trap of smartness: How Tesla became the luxury blueprint for disciplinary technology

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Publisher	Medium
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2025

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• De panopticar: Een trade-off tussen privacy en surveillance door Tesla?

  Translated title of the contribution: The panopticar: A trade-off between privacy and surveillance by Tesla?Schuilenburg, M., Eski, Y., van Anen, Q. & de Waard, J., Sept 2025, In: Tijdschrift over Cultuur & Criminaliteit . 15, 2, p. 25-39 15 p., 3.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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  • Luxuries 100%

• Data sharing: A case-study of luxury surveillance by Tesla

  Schuilenburg, M. & Eski, Y., 2025, In: Surveillance & Society. 23, 2, p. 199-217 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Luxuries 100%
  • Personal Data 50%
  • Private Company 25%
  • Semi-Structured Interview 25%

• On Tesla: Balancing sustainable car connectivity, silent lethality and luxury surveillance

  Eski, Y. & Schuilenburg, M., 8 Jul 2022, In: Criminological Encounters. 5, 1, p. 234-251 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Knowledge Power 100%
  • Private Vehicle 100%
  • Big Data 100%
  • Smart Surveillance 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%

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Eski, Y., & Schuilenburg, M. (2025). Swasticars, surveillance, and the seductive trap of smartness: How Tesla became the luxury blueprint for disciplinary technology. Web publication or Website, Medium. https://medium.com/surveillance-and-society/swasticars-surveillance-and-the-seductive-trap-of-smartness-how-tesla-became-the-luxury-71586d8ed57d

Eski, Yarin (Author) ; Schuilenburg, Marc (Author). / Swasticars, surveillance, and the seductive trap of smartness : How Tesla became the luxury blueprint for disciplinary technology. [Web publication or Website].

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