(Im)material culture : Towards an archaeology of cybercrime

Journal article


Harfield, Clive Geoffrey and Schofield, John. (2020). (Im)material culture : Towards an archaeology of cybercrime. World Archaeology. 52(4), pp. 607-618. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2021.1882333
AuthorsHarfield, Clive Geoffrey and Schofield, John
Abstract

Cybercrime is ubiquitous. People now inhabit a digital environment comprising permanent risk, exponential threats, and multiple virtual/physical harms, forming a global community of malefactors and the criminally exploited. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, through an archaeological lens, to characterize the new materiality of cybercrime (including its artefacts and architecture alongside digital/virtual manifestations). And second, to explore the potential for new perspectives on cybercrime borne out of this archaeological approach. In short: what is the archaeology of cybercrime and can new understandings emerge from an archaeological perspective? In undertaking this research we also challenge the long-held presumption that non-physical traces cannot be studied archaeologically. It is our contention that they can.

Keywordscybercrime; cybersecurity; contemporary archaeology; new materiality; digital environment
Year2020
JournalWorld Archaeology
Journal citation52 (4), pp. 607-618
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN1470-1375
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2021.1882333
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85101240178
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
Research or scholarlyResearch
Page range607-618
Publisher's version
License
File Access Level
Open
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online22 Feb 2021
Publication process dates
Deposited02 Aug 2022
Permalink -

https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y0vv/-im-material-culture-towards-an-archaeology-of-cybercrime

Download files


Publisher's version
OA_Harfield_2021_Im_material_culture_Towards_an_archaeology.pdf
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
File access level: Open

  • 54
    total views
  • 20
    total downloads
  • 2
    views this month
  • 2
    downloads this month
These values are for the period from 19th October 2020, when this repository was created.

Export as

Related outputs

Covert investigation
Harfield, Clive and Harfield, Karen. (2023). Covert investigation Oxford University Press.
Criminal law for common law states
Harfield, Clive, Hamilton, Mark and Teshome, Aderajew. (2023). Criminal law for common law states LexisNexis.
Deterring drivers : An initiative to reduce car theft and joyriding by young people in Townsville
Dodd, Shannon, Morgan, Morgan, Dillon, Anthony, Lawton, Luke and Harfield, Clive. (2023). Deterring drivers : An initiative to reduce car theft and joyriding by young people in Townsville Brisbane, Australia: Australian Catholic University. https://doi.org/10.26199/acu.8z9v6
Amplifying victim vulnerability : Unanticipated harm and consequence in data breach notification policy
Gibson, Dennis and Harfield, Clive. (2022). Amplifying victim vulnerability : Unanticipated harm and consequence in data breach notification policy. International Review of Victimology. 29(3), pp. 341-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/02697580221107683
Was Snowden virtuous?
Harfield, Clive. (2021). Was Snowden virtuous? Ethics and Information Technology. 23(3), pp. 373-383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-021-09580-4
Contradictions and inconsistencies in Australia's mandatory data breach notification laws
Gibson, Dennis and Harfield, Clive. (2021). Contradictions and inconsistencies in Australia's mandatory data breach notification laws. Computer Law and Security Review. 42, p. Article 105600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2021.105600
Covert investigation
Harfield, Clive and Harfield, Karen. (2018). Covert investigation Oxford University Press.
Undercover policing-a legal-comparative perspective
Harfield, Clive. (2018). Undercover policing-a legal-comparative perspective. In In den Boer, Monica (Ed.). Comparative policing from a legal perspective pp. 153-168 Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785369117.00015
Covert investigation
Harfield, Clive and Harfield, Karen. (2016). Covert investigation Oxford University Press.
Body-worn POV technology : Moral harm
Harfield, Clive Geoffrey. (2014). Body-worn POV technology : Moral harm. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. 33(2), pp. 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2014.2319976
Law, morality and the authorisation of covert police surveillance
Harfield, Clive. (2014). Law, morality and the authorisation of covert police surveillance. Australian Journal of Human Rights. 20(2), pp. 133-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/1323-238X.2014.11882153
Police informers and professional ethics
Harfield, Clive. (2012). Police informers and professional ethics. Criminal Justice Ethics. 31(2), pp. 73-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/0731129X.2012.696960