"We must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return.”
Jennifer Holt | Sep 27
Despite policies that aim to provide both transparency and access, most students and parents are unaware of what data is being stored and who has access to it.
Kathleen Creel & Tara Dixit | Sep 15, 2022
“Cyberspace” was once celebrated as a public, non-tracked space that afforded users freedom of anonymity. How did individual tracking of users come to dominate the web as a market practice?
Tanya Kant | Oct 8, 2021
From Standing Rock to Syria, drones are being used to hold the powerful to account. Let’s keep it that way.
Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick | Sep 10, 2020
I checked out the scene at a burgeoning international conference and open-air hacker party. Here's what I learned about protecting my privacy online.
Maureen Webb | Aug 31, 2020
In the mid-2000s, RFID drew criticism from privacy experts and became the target of far-right conspiracies. It’s poised to re-enter the public imagination.
Jordan Frith | Mar 5, 2020
Those who know about us have power over us. Obfuscation may be our best digital weapon.
Finn Brunton & Helen Nissenbaum | Sep 25, 2019