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It's no coincidence that the rise in surveillance technologies over the past 30 years has coincided with the increase in mass incarceration and violent policing, especially in Black, poor, and immigrant communities. Thanks to the work of accountability movements, we've learned that police now have access to an unprecedented amount of new surveillance equipment that is often acquired and used without democratic oversight. Police also have new relationships with corporate entities, including Amazon, in a mutually beneficial relationship to acquire and deploy more of these surveillance technologies. Now that we're seeing new surveillance infrastructures being discussed to address COVID-19, we'll likely see an increase in the use of carceral technologies used in the name of public health. Myaisha Hayes of Media Justice joins us this week to discuss these new surveillance infrastructures and the effect it will have on policing and incarceration.  
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It's no coincidence that the rise in surveillance technologies over the past 30 years has occurred alongside the increase in mass incarceration and violent policing, especially in Black, poor, and immigrant communities. Thanks to the work of accountability movements, we've learned that police now have access to an unprecedented amount of new surveillance equipment that is often acquired and used without democratic oversight. Police also have new relationships with corporate entities, including Amazon, in a mutually beneficial relationship to acquire and deploy more of these surveillance technologies. We are now seeing these surveillance capabilities deployed against protestors involved in the uprisings for Black Lives. Myaisha Hayes of Media Justice joins us this week to discuss how surveillance is used in policing and what we can do to stop it.
  
 
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* [https://mediajustice.org/campaign/stop-spying/ #ProtectBlackDissent campaign]
 
* [https://mediajustice.org/campaign/stop-spying/ #ProtectBlackDissent campaign]
 
* [https://mediajustice.org/news/racial-justice-digital-rights-and-worker-advocates-release-statement-in-solidarity-with-protesting-amazon-workers-and-whistleblowers/ Racial-Justice, Digital-Rights and Worker Advocates Release Statement in Solidarity with Protesting Amazon Workers and Whistleblowers]
 
* [https://mediajustice.org/news/racial-justice-digital-rights-and-worker-advocates-release-statement-in-solidarity-with-protesting-amazon-workers-and-whistleblowers/ Racial-Justice, Digital-Rights and Worker Advocates Release Statement in Solidarity with Protesting Amazon Workers and Whistleblowers]
 
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* [https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/tc2-technology101-primer-v02.pdf The ACLU's Technology 101 primer on what surveillance technologies police are using]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/politics/george-floyd-protests-surveillance.html
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* [https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/community-control-over-police-surveillance?redirect=feature/community-control-over-police-surveillance The ACLU's Community Control of Police Surveillance (CCOPS) coalition statement about the necessity of oversight around police technology]
 
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* [https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/ccops_guiding_principles_-_final.pdf CCOPS guiding principles for democratic oversight]
Defend Our Movements digital self-defense knowledge base
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/politics/george-floyd-protests-surveillance.html Surveillance of George Floyd protests]
#ProtectBlackDissent campaign
 
Racial-Justice, Digital-Rights and Worker Advocates Release Statement in Solidarity with Protesting Amazon Workers and Whistleblowers
 
 
 
The ACLU's Technology 101 primer on what surveillance technologies police are using: https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/tc2-technology101-primer-v02.pdf
 
The ACLU's Community Control of Police Surveillance (CCOPS) coalition statement about the necessity of oversight around police technology: https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/community-control-over-police-surveillance?redirect=feature/community-control-over-police-surveillance
 
CCOPS guiding principles for democratic oversight: https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/ccops_guiding_principles_-_final.pdf
 
  
 
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* Lecture, discussion, and final project work

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Week 9: Surveillance and the carceral state[edit]

Overview[edit]

It's no coincidence that the rise in surveillance technologies over the past 30 years has occurred alongside the increase in mass incarceration and violent policing, especially in Black, poor, and immigrant communities. Thanks to the work of accountability movements, we've learned that police now have access to an unprecedented amount of new surveillance equipment that is often acquired and used without democratic oversight. Police also have new relationships with corporate entities, including Amazon, in a mutually beneficial relationship to acquire and deploy more of these surveillance technologies. We are now seeing these surveillance capabilities deployed against protestors involved in the uprisings for Black Lives. Myaisha Hayes of Media Justice joins us this week to discuss how surveillance is used in policing and what we can do to stop it.

Readings[edit]

Guest lecturer[edit]

Myaisha Hayes, campaign strategies director at Media Justice

Discussion[edit]

TBD

Tasks[edit]

  • Lecture, discussion, and final project work