TIPI Hosted Research Talk by Dr. Amit Schejter

On November 15, TIPI hosted Dr. Amit Schejter for a research talk on campus. Dr. Amit Schejter is a Professor of Communication Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. He also serves as a Visiting Professor of Communications and Co-Director of the...

TIPI Research Talk Hosted by EFF-Austin

On June 13, 2023, Dr. Sharon Strover presented a research talk titled “City Surveillance, Trust, and Public Engagement.” Organized by EFF-Austin, the local chapter of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the event was generously sponsored by and hosted at Capital...

TIPI Workshop at Mozfest 2023

Surveillance and ethical governance: A contextual approach to privacy in the deployment of smart city technologies Wednesday, March 22nd 12:30-2pm Cities worldwide are increasingly turning to AI-based surveillance technologies to achieve various public benefits, but...
The End of Digital Democracy and What We Can Do About It

The End of Digital Democracy and What We Can Do About It

Digital technologies were supposed to help strengthen democracies around the world, not threaten them. In this talk, Professor Gina Neff of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge looks back on the optimism about digital...

The Business of Surveillance

In the summer of 2022, Good Systems generously supported three undergraduate students to work with the Being Watched team. We were pleased to have Helen Kang (Informatics ’25), Abha Misaqi (Economics ’25), and Zak Turner (Mechanical Engineering ’23) working on various...

Surveillance Ordinances in Five U.S. Cities

In the summer of 2022, Good Systems generously supported three undergraduate students to work with the Being Watched team. We were pleased to have Helen Kang (Informatics ’25), Abha Misaqi (Economics ’25), and Zak Turner (Mechanical Engineering ’23)...

TIPI @ Good Systems 2022 Annual Symposium

In April 2020, Good Systems held its 2022 annual symposium. Members of the Being Watched project participated in several sessions, including a poster & mingling session held by the team on April 7, a core project presentation by Dr. Sharon Strover and Dr. Atlas...