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
Vaccine waitlist Dr. B collected data from millions. But how many did it help?
The company had a simple proposition: provide your information, and Dr. B would scour the listings of vaccine providers nearby… read more
Rejecting Remote Proctoring (Inside Higher Ed)
Many colleges started using remote third-party proctoring services after the shift to remote teaching forced by the pandemic last spring…. read more
Deep Tech Podcast – MIT Technology Review (2020)
The Deep Tech Podcast from MIT Technology Review produced episodes in 2020 and explored topics like surveillance, the COVID-19 pandemic,… read more
The Surveilled Student – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The pandemic has prompted many colleges to quickly roll out surveillance tools that could help limit the spread of the… read more
Hot New COVID Tech Is Wearable and Constantly Tracks You – NYT via Yahoo! News
Civil rights and privacy experts warn that the spread of such wearable continuous-monitoring devices could lead to new forms of… read more
Teens Did Surprisingly Well in Quarantine
Twenge, J. M. (2020, October 13). Teens did surprisingly well in quarantine. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/how-teens-handled-quarantine/616695/
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