How Protest Movements Can Hijack Surveillance Tech for the Public Good

Around the world, social movements are turning drones, wearables, and other surveillance tech against the state

An aerial view of Hollywood Boulevard painted with the words ‘All Black Lives Matter’ near the famous TCL Chinese Theatre as protests continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death on June 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Mario Tama/Mario Tama/Getty Images

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick is associate professor at University of San Diego & University of Nottingham, whose work focuses on social change as it relates to…