Automated Surveillance in Education

This is the first of three interviews for Special Issue of Postdigital Science and Education, ‘Education in the Automated Age’, This article presents a conversation with Professor Chris Gilliard - widely-regarded for his critiques of surveillance technology, digital privacy and the problematic ways that digital technologies intersect with race and social class.

In this interview, Neil Selwyn talks with Chris about the automated forms of surveillance that have been integrated into schools and colleges over the past few years – from remote ‘online examination proctoring’ to ongoing enthusiasms for putting virtual assistants such as Amazon Echo and Alexa in classrooms.