The Program on Data Governance, a program of the Moritz College of Law and the Translational Data Analytics Institute, is proud to present The Surveilled Student: the Distinguished Lecture on Big Data, Law & Policy.
Student surveillance combines traditional methods like cameras, with modern technology that monitors students' online activities 24/7. While intended to enhance safety, there is little evidence that continuous monitoring of students is anything more than “security theater.” Instead, constant surveillance invades students’ intimate privacy, hindering their personal growth and self-expression, and often leads to disciplinary actions for minor infractions that disproportionately impact students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
In this lecture, Professor Danielle Citron will share a clear-eyed analysis of the costs and benefits of student surveillance and provide policy recommendations to protect students' privacy and free expression while fostering equal opportunities and democratic engagement.
About the speaker.
Danielle Citron is the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor of Law and Chapman Professor of Law at UVA, where she writes and teaches about privacy, free expression and civil rights. Her scholarship and advocacy have been recognized nationally and internationally. In 2019, Citron was named a MacArthur Fellow based on her work on cyberstalking and intimate privacy. In 2024, she received the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Privacy Leadership Award and in 2015, the United Kingdom’s Prospect Magazine named her one of the Top 50 World Thinkers. In 2021, she was named the inaugural director of the school’s LawTech Center, which focuses on pressing questions in law and technology. Read More on the speaker.
About the commentator.
Fanna Gamal’s work examines how the law distributes resources needed for individual and collective well-being. She researches and writes in the areas of law and technology, information privacy law, education law, and critical race theory. In addition to teaching in the law school’s Critical Race Studies program, Gamal directs the Community Lawyering in Education Clinic. She was previously a Binder Fellow at UCLA School of Law, an attorney and clinical supervisor at the East Bay Community Law Center, the recipient of an Equal Justice Works fellowship, and a Fellow at New America. Read More on the commentator.
This event will take place in Drinko Hall, Saxbe Auditorium at 55 W 12th Ave Columbus, OH. Lunch will be provided to registered attendees. A live stream will also be available to those who cannot attend in person. Please register for this event at the link provided below.
