The Circle

Year
Creator
James Ponsoldt
Dave Eggers
Country
United States
URL
The Circle on IMDB
Publication Type
Narrative
Movie
Technologies referenced
Augmented reality
Biometrics
Body scans
Cameraphone
Drones
Facial recognition
Satellite images
Surveillance cameras
Webcams
Topics
Companionship
Conflict
Free will
Labour
Social Media
Surveillance
Sentiment
Dangerous
Intimate
Intrusive
Overwhelming
Prosocial
Characters
Mae Holland
Mercer
Renata
Mae's parents
Record Status
Two or more people have agreed upon this
Description (in English)

Mae Holland is an intern at the social media company The Circle, and quickly rises through the ranks by participating in the company's innovation and sharing culture.

Situation machine vision is used in
The Circle (Killing Mercer)
The Circle (Facial Recognition)
The Circle (Mae goes transparent)
The Circle (Mae accidentally broadcasts her parents having sex)
Notes
- Fix this together because several people have watched it. Goal: "Two or more people have agreed upon this".
- Could easily add more situations.

Authored by

Ragnhild
UUID
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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 771800)