Morgan Banville, PhD
@banvillemorgan.bsky.social
She/her | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Assistant Professor of Humanities |#firstgen | Surveillance | Technical Comm. | Feminist | @DRPCollective | All opinions are mine
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Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
How Big Tech Has Convinced Us to Surveil Ourselves and Each Other
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
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Insurers are now seeking to exclude AI from corporate policies because the risks are too unpredictable and liability is unclear. This is a signal: we cannot rely on insurance markets or tort law to protect against AI harms. We need actual governance and policy.
Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Insurers are now seeking to exclude AI from corporate policies because the risks are too unpredictable and liability is unclear. This is a signal: we cannot rely on insurance markets or tort law to protect against AI harms. We need actual governance and policy.
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EFF is defending free expression:
🧑⚖️ Fighting social media surveillance waged against students
🧑💻 Exposing dangerous legislation that enables easy censorship
🙅♀️ Opposing age verification laws that would require internet ID checks
Learn more—Take Back CTRL today: takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
🧑⚖️ Fighting social media surveillance waged against students
🧑💻 Exposing dangerous legislation that enables easy censorship
🙅♀️ Opposing age verification laws that would require internet ID checks
Learn more—Take Back CTRL today: takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
EFF is defending free expression:
🧑⚖️ Fighting social media surveillance waged against students
🧑💻 Exposing dangerous legislation that enables easy censorship
🙅♀️ Opposing age verification laws that would require internet ID checks
Learn more—Take Back CTRL today: takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
🧑⚖️ Fighting social media surveillance waged against students
🧑💻 Exposing dangerous legislation that enables easy censorship
🙅♀️ Opposing age verification laws that would require internet ID checks
Learn more—Take Back CTRL today: takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
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It feels like you have to give your email address to get access to EVERYTHING these days. 😩
We have a guide to help you avoid that!
privacyinternational.org/guide-step/5...
We have a guide to help you avoid that!
privacyinternational.org/guide-step/5...
A guide to making use of disposable email addresses
The practice of buying and selling email addresses is a common one among digital data brokers. Say you register at an online shop to buy an item from a brand. The shop can then sell your email…
privacyinternational.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It feels like you have to give your email address to get access to EVERYTHING these days. 😩
We have a guide to help you avoid that!
privacyinternational.org/guide-step/5...
We have a guide to help you avoid that!
privacyinternational.org/guide-step/5...
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It's noteworthy that in our 21c landscape loaded w technologies marketed for their so-called objectivity, eg. fitness trackers, facial recognition, & generative AI, that the defining concept after all is that of plausibility.
The same logic in sentence below applies to AI image generators & LLMs.
The same logic in sentence below applies to AI image generators & LLMs.
"Generally, though, the fitness tracker doesn’t actually know how many calories you’re burning; instead, it’s calculating a probable number based on incomplete information."
lifehacker.com/you-cant-tru...
lifehacker.com/you-cant-tru...
Your Fitness Tracker Has No Idea How Many Calories You’re Burning
Before FItbits and Apple Watches, no one knew how many calories they were burning during a workout. Even after Fitbits and Apple Watches, though, they still don't really—because calorie burn data can'...
lifehacker.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It's noteworthy that in our 21c landscape loaded w technologies marketed for their so-called objectivity, eg. fitness trackers, facial recognition, & generative AI, that the defining concept after all is that of plausibility.
The same logic in sentence below applies to AI image generators & LLMs.
The same logic in sentence below applies to AI image generators & LLMs.
Looking for plans on January 28 and 29? Register today for two fantastic webinars to celebrate Data Privacy Week! For more details about the event, please visit Civics of Technology's new Privacy Page: www.civicsoftechnology.org/privacy
We can't wait to see you in January!
We can't wait to see you in January!
Privacy — Civics of Technology
www.civicsoftechnology.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Looking for plans on January 28 and 29? Register today for two fantastic webinars to celebrate Data Privacy Week! For more details about the event, please visit Civics of Technology's new Privacy Page: www.civicsoftechnology.org/privacy
We can't wait to see you in January!
We can't wait to see you in January!
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I’m heartsick to hear that the incomparable Alice Wong has passed. Her loss will be felt keenly, by many, and for a long time. She is a force, a generous leader and storyteller, and an oracle for disabled futures. Much love to Alice and to all our crip kin and comrades. ❤️🩹
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I’m heartsick to hear that the incomparable Alice Wong has passed. Her loss will be felt keenly, by many, and for a long time. She is a force, a generous leader and storyteller, and an oracle for disabled futures. Much love to Alice and to all our crip kin and comrades. ❤️🩹
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Mobile IDs promise convenience, but before you download your state’s app, there’s a few questions worth asking yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Should I Use My State’s Digital Driver’s License?
A mobile driver’s license (often called an mDL) is a version of your ID that you keep on your phone instead of in your pocket. In theory, it would work wherever your regular ID works—TSA, liquor
www.eff.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Mobile IDs promise convenience, but before you download your state’s app, there’s a few questions worth asking yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Apple introduced their new Digital ID, and I can’t believe I have to say this, but please do not add your passport to your phone: www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Apple introduces Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet
Digital ID is a new way for users to create an ID in Apple Wallet using their U.S. passport, and present it with the privacy of iPhone or Apple Watch.
www.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Apple introduced their new Digital ID, and I can’t believe I have to say this, but please do not add your passport to your phone: www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
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Ring’s new facial recognition feature provides regulators a clear opportunity to step up to investigate, protect people’s privacy, and test the strength of their laws. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.
www.eff.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ring’s new facial recognition feature provides regulators a clear opportunity to step up to investigate, protect people’s privacy, and test the strength of their laws. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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As a reminder, proposals for the 2026 ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication are due in two months!
We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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Proposal Process - ACM SIGDOC 2026 Conference
sigdoc.acm.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As a reminder, proposals for the 2026 ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication are due in two months!
We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
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“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras
Lawmakers’ calls for Flock probe may help kill local contracts, expert says.
arstechnica.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
Deceptive design⬇️
Hiding the ability to cancel a paid subscription in your app is predatory. I am firmly of the belief that this should not be legal.
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Deceptive design⬇️
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Alongside armored vehicles, local police are getting surveillance technology with help from the federal government. Learn what tech law enforcement have in your area with EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, where we’ve documented thousands of examples: atlasofsurveillance.org/
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
www.atlasofsurveillance.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Alongside armored vehicles, local police are getting surveillance technology with help from the federal government. Learn what tech law enforcement have in your area with EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, where we’ve documented thousands of examples: atlasofsurveillance.org/
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EFF fights surveillance…and we do so in 14 languages in our educational resource, Surveillance Self-Defense. ssd.eff.org/
Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.
Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions...
ssd.eff.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
EFF fights surveillance…and we do so in 14 languages in our educational resource, Surveillance Self-Defense. ssd.eff.org/
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I missed seeing everyone at #SIGDOC25, but I’m so excited to be program co-chairing with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social for #SIGDOC26! Our CFP is linked below. Please email us at the posted email addresses with any questions!
@ekalodnermar.bsky.social and I cannot wait to read your proposals!!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
We hope you enjoyed the SIGDOC 2025 conference, and are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
We will have a new OER process starting in Jan. 2026: www.acm.org/publications...
We will have a new OER process starting in Jan. 2026: www.acm.org/publications...
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I missed seeing everyone at #SIGDOC25, but I’m so excited to be program co-chairing with @banvillemorgan.bsky.social for #SIGDOC26! Our CFP is linked below. Please email us at the posted email addresses with any questions!
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🇬🇧 Tomorrow we'll be providing oral evidence to the UK Joint Human Rights Committee as part of their ongoing inquiry on human rights and artificial intelligence.
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
parliamentlive.tv
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🇬🇧 Tomorrow we'll be providing oral evidence to the UK Joint Human Rights Committee as part of their ongoing inquiry on human rights and artificial intelligence.
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Watch us here 👉 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@ekalodnermar.bsky.social and I cannot wait to read your proposals!!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
We hope you enjoyed the SIGDOC 2025 conference, and are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2....
We will have a new OER process starting in Jan. 2026: www.acm.org/publications...
We will have a new OER process starting in Jan. 2026: www.acm.org/publications...
sigdoc.acm.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@ekalodnermar.bsky.social and I cannot wait to read your proposals!!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
Submissions are accepted until January 10!
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“The state of our surveillance dystopia is such that a major glasses retailer is advertising anti-facial recognition features as a selling point as if it was normal.”
Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age
These anti-facial recognition glasses technically work, but won’t save you from our surveillance dystopia.
www.404media.co
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“The state of our surveillance dystopia is such that a major glasses retailer is advertising anti-facial recognition features as a selling point as if it was normal.”
Being on a search committee may be summarized as follows:
“Morgan, I’ve never seen you speechless before.” - my colleague
“Morgan, I’ve never seen you speechless before.” - my colleague
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Being on a search committee may be summarized as follows:
“Morgan, I’ve never seen you speechless before.” - my colleague
“Morgan, I’ve never seen you speechless before.” - my colleague
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This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...
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By all modes of transport.
U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports | CBC News
The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport.
www.cbc.ca
October 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
By all modes of transport.
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After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech
www.eff.org
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Don’t forget your lanyard!!
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Don’t forget your lanyard!!
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SIGDOC 2025 begins tomorrow!! Use #SIGDOC25 to tag us in your posts.
Take a look at our stellar program: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2...
Do not miss our welcome tomorrow, Friday 10/24 at 8:00 a.m.! Session 1 begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. Also, Ignite Talks will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Take a look at our stellar program: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2...
Do not miss our welcome tomorrow, Friday 10/24 at 8:00 a.m.! Session 1 begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. Also, Ignite Talks will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Program – ACM SIGDOC 2025 Conference
sigdoc.acm.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
SIGDOC 2025 begins tomorrow!! Use #SIGDOC25 to tag us in your posts.
Take a look at our stellar program: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2...
Do not miss our welcome tomorrow, Friday 10/24 at 8:00 a.m.! Session 1 begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. Also, Ignite Talks will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Take a look at our stellar program: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2...
Do not miss our welcome tomorrow, Friday 10/24 at 8:00 a.m.! Session 1 begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. Also, Ignite Talks will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday.