In this research, we investigate whether quantified‐self (QS) technologies, based on wearable technologies, enable individuals' empowerment or lead to their disempowerment. To understand better the potential paradoxical effects of QS technologies, we adopt a critical approach by mobilising the panopticon metaphor from Foucault's original writings and more precisely, his four core concepts, namely power, knowledge, body and space. Relying on a qualitative study that consists of the analysis of 12 interviews, 14 142 messages extracted from online forums, and 30 blogs, we explore the discourses associated with the usage of QS technologies. Our findings indicate that self‐quantification has ambivalent, conflicting effects—13 empowering and 11 disempowering—spanning the dimensions of power, knowledge, body and space. Our research also shows the emergence of micro‐surveillance of oneself, which we name the heautopticon. The implications of this critical research also offer possibilities for change by discussing social and individual emancipation.

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从全景监狱到全景监狱：量化自我实践引入的一种新的监视形式

在这项研究中，我们调查了基于可穿戴技术的量化自我 (QS) 技术是否能够赋予个人权力或导致他们失去权力。为了更好地理解 QS 技术的潜在悖论效应，我们采用批判性方法，通过运用福柯原著中的全景图隐喻，更准确地说，是他的四个核心概念，即权力、知识、身体和空间。基于对 12 次访谈、从在线论坛中提取的 14 142 条消息和 30 篇博客的分析组成的定性研究，我们探索了与 QS 技术使用相关的话语。我们的研究结果表明，自我量化具有矛盾的、相互冲突的影响——13 项赋权和 11 项赋权——跨越权力、知识、身体和空间的维度。我们的研究还表明出现了对自己的微监控，我们将其命名为 heautopticon。这项批判性研究的意义还通过讨论社会和个人解放为变革提供了可能性。