Trust Students, Suspect Algorithms (Beauchamp, 2020)
When universities across the United States reacted to the coronavirus pandemic by shifting to remote instruction last spring, many of… read more
Corona Detective & Corona Milder – Tijmen Schep
As a privacy designer I wanted to point out that the bluetooth-based contact tracing apps are not anonymous, even though… read more
The Evolving Landscape of Data Privacy in Higher Education
EDUCAUSE report on The Evolving Landscape of Data Privacy in Higher Education: https://www.educause.edu/ecar/research-publications/the-evolving-landscape-of-data-privacy-in-higher-education/introduction Students are not well informed about how… read more
Schools Are Buying Up Surveillance Technology to Fight COVID-19
Lecher, C. (2020, September 8). Schools are buying up surveillance technology to fight COVID-19. The Markup. https://themarkup.org/coronavirus/2020/09/08/school-reopening-surveillance-contact-tracing
The Pandemic Is No Excuse to Surveil Students
Tufekci, Z. (2020, September 4). The pandemic is no excuse to surveil students. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/09/pandemic-no-excuse-colleges-surveil-students/616015/
Coronavirus opens door to workplace surveillance – Politico
Privacy advocates warn of a slippery slope toward “normalizing” new levels of employer surveillance. Ravindranath, M. (2020, June 26). Coronavirus… read more
Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?
Hooker, L. (2020, June 30). Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you? BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53109207
Brown U first to require use of Alphabet Verily app – Fast Company
Fast Company reports that Brown University will require employees to use Alphabet (Google) Inc. subsidiary Verily’s “Healthy at Work” app…. read more