Tech Shadow Work
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Holding Out for Something Better
The limits of "Customer Service" and "Administrative Burden" frameworks.
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A full archive of writings, workshops and lectures, art projects, presentations, and other updates exploring the politics of technology.
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Whose Streets? Our Streets! (Tech Edition)
Published by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center Technology and Public Purpose Project, this report examines risks posed by “smart city” technologies and offers 10 calls to action to protect and promote democracy.
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Your Guide to Watching the Watchers
Published by the Harvard Kennedy School, this piece provides practical tools for identifying surveillance infrastructure in your city—and shows how communities can influence oversight through public records and advocacy.
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Everything Local Surveillance Laws Are Missing In One Post
Published by the Harvard Kennedy School, this critical analysis examines gaps in local surveillance oversight laws across the U.S. It identifies loopholes and enforcement challenges and offers recommendations for building more accountable and equitable frameworks.
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What Should You Consider When Investing In “Smart City” Technology?
Co-authored with Liz Sisson and published by the Harvard Kennedy School, this piece challenges investors and governments to prioritize public purpose in “smart city” procurement and warns against treating cities as testing grounds for extractive technologies built on surveillance and data capture.
