Palabras clave
Vigilancia digital
Gubernamentalidad
Libertad
Seguridad
Capitalismo de vigilancia
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Resumen: La tensión entre seguridad y libertad constituye uno de los dilemas fundamentales de las sociedades contemporáneas, intensificado exponencialmente por el advenimiento de tecnologías digitales de vigilancia masiva. Este trabajo examina críticamente esta paradoja desde marcos teóricos biopolíticos y filosóficos, argumentando que las arquitecturas digitales contemporáneas no simplemente equilibran seguridad y libertad, sino que reconfiguran radicalmente las modalidades mismas del poder gubernamental y la subjetividad individual. A través de un análisis que integra los conceptos foucaultianos de biopolítica y gubernamentalidad con perspectivas contemporáneas sobre vigilancia digital, se sostiene que el paradigma securitario actual opera mediante mecanismos de control preventivo que trascienden las formas disciplinarias tradicionales. La investigación explora cómo algoritmos predictivos, sistemas de reconocimiento facial y plataformas de datificación masiva construyen regímenes de visibilidad donde la libertad es simultáneamente proclamada y erosionada. Se argumenta que esta paradoja no representa una contradicción accidental sino una característica estructural del capitalismo de vigilancia, donde la extracción de datos biométricos y comportamentales constituye tanto el medio de control como el fundamento económico de plataformas digitales. Las conclusiones sugieren que resolver esta tensión requiere repensar fundamentalmente las categorías políticas heredadas de la modernidad temprana, desarrollando marcos normativos capaces de proteger la autonomía individual sin sucumbir a ilusiones de transparencia total o seguridad absoluta.
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