Automated surveillance in education (Chris Gilliard)
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Meet The Education Researcher
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Chris Gilliard (@hypervisible) is a leading critic of surveillance technology, digital privacy, and the problematic ways that tech intersects with race and social class. We talk about the automated forms of surveillance that are coming into schools and colleges – from ‘online examination proctoring’ to the use of ‘Alexa’ in classrooms. Why do people in EdTech seem reluctant to call out the harms arising from these technologies? Can we ever trust ‘big tech’ companies like Amazon? What hope is there for grassroots resistance against oppressive technologies in education?
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