Análises computacionais preditivas como um novo biopoder: modificações do tempo na sociedade dos sensores

Abstract

: This paper analyzes, from a socio-legal perspective, the emergence of big data predictive analytics. Initially, we present the idea of a "sensor society", which enables the collection of large amounts of data all the time, and which is the basis for big data analytics. From a legal perspective, they pose a threat to human rights, because they enable the creation of categories such as "risk" as the result of a complex set of algorithms that cannot be explained by human reasoning. Finally, we return to Foucault's concept of biopower, arguing that it is a useful model for thinking about power in this scenario, provided it is properly updated. We conclude that biopower is now a hybrid, since it is made of a plethora of technologies that have the common purpose of identifying and tracking individuals and groups in order to create predictive models of behavior and risk