FULL OP-ED ARCHIVE Op-ed William Owen 6/2/21 Op-ed William Owen 6/2/21 Daily News - How to tame New York's surveillance state: Three must-pass bills in Albany to protect immigrants and all of us Read More Policing, Op-ed William Owen 5/26/21 Policing, Op-ed William Owen 5/26/21 Tampa Bay Times - ‘Predictive policing’ continues in Pasco’s school; it’s been amended, not ended Read More Op-ed, Technology William Owen 5/13/21 Op-ed, Technology William Owen 5/13/21 WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers Read More Technology William Owen 4/5/21 Technology William Owen 4/5/21 The Guardian - Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police Read More COVID William Owen 3/15/21 COVID William Owen 3/15/21 Fast Company - The CDC’s program to track vaccine effectiveness over time leaves out 60 million Americans Read More Op-ed, Technology William Owen 3/10/21 Op-ed, Technology William Owen 3/10/21 NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors Read More Op-ed, NYC William Owen 2/9/21 Op-ed, NYC William Owen 2/9/21 NY Daily News - The software behind the curtain: New York’s first attempt to let its people see the workings of government algorithms is woefully incomplete Read More Technology, Op-ed William Owen 2/8/21 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 2/8/21 OneZero - Note to Reporters: If Surveillance Data Shouldn’t Exist, Then Don’t Use It Read More Policing, Op-ed William Owen 1/23/21 Policing, Op-ed William Owen 1/23/21 The Daily Beast - Don’t let Cops Use the Insurrection to Justify Surveillance Read More Technology, Op-ed William Owen 1/9/21 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 1/9/21 Wired - The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance Read More Op-ed, COVID William Owen 12/29/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 12/29/20 The Daily Beast - Vaccine Passports are Big Tech’s Latest Dystopian Nightmare Read More Op-ed, NYC William Owen 12/11/20 Op-ed, NYC William Owen 12/11/20 City Limits - Opinion: City’s E-Scooter Program Must Ensure Privacy for Riders Read More Technology, Op-ed William Owen 12/8/20 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 12/8/20 The Reboot - The Assault on Internet Privacy: Why Data Encryption Is Essential Read More Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/18/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/18/20 Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: New York’s Latest Covid Boondoggle Is In Your Pocket Read More Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/8/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/8/20 Thomas Reuters News Foundation - When your boss sees everything - why Biden must act against spyware Read More Technology, Op-ed William Owen 11/3/20 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 11/3/20 Vice - Amazon’s Surveillance Drones Violate FCC Rules. It's Time To Enforce Them Read More Op-ed, Policing William Owen 10/15/20 Op-ed, Policing William Owen 10/15/20 Verfassungsblog - ‘Keyword Warrants’ Make Every Search A Risk Read More Op-ed, NYC William Owen 7/28/20 Op-ed, NYC William Owen 7/28/20 Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Cuomo’s Covid Security Theater Read More Op-ed, Technology William Owen 7/23/20 Op-ed, Technology William Owen 7/23/20 The Boston Globe - The TikTok Backlash Is Hypocritical Read More Op-ed, COVID William Owen 7/19/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 7/19/20 The Daily Beast - Contact Tracing Might Become Cops’ Newest Surveillance Tool Read More Older Posts
Op-ed William Owen 6/2/21 Op-ed William Owen 6/2/21 Daily News - How to tame New York's surveillance state: Three must-pass bills in Albany to protect immigrants and all of us Read More
Policing, Op-ed William Owen 5/26/21 Policing, Op-ed William Owen 5/26/21 Tampa Bay Times - ‘Predictive policing’ continues in Pasco’s school; it’s been amended, not ended Read More
Op-ed, Technology William Owen 5/13/21 Op-ed, Technology William Owen 5/13/21 WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers Read More
Technology William Owen 4/5/21 Technology William Owen 4/5/21 The Guardian - Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police Read More
COVID William Owen 3/15/21 COVID William Owen 3/15/21 Fast Company - The CDC’s program to track vaccine effectiveness over time leaves out 60 million Americans Read More
Op-ed, Technology William Owen 3/10/21 Op-ed, Technology William Owen 3/10/21 NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors Read More
Op-ed, NYC William Owen 2/9/21 Op-ed, NYC William Owen 2/9/21 NY Daily News - The software behind the curtain: New York’s first attempt to let its people see the workings of government algorithms is woefully incomplete Read More
Technology, Op-ed William Owen 2/8/21 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 2/8/21 OneZero - Note to Reporters: If Surveillance Data Shouldn’t Exist, Then Don’t Use It Read More
Policing, Op-ed William Owen 1/23/21 Policing, Op-ed William Owen 1/23/21 The Daily Beast - Don’t let Cops Use the Insurrection to Justify Surveillance Read More
Technology, Op-ed William Owen 1/9/21 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 1/9/21 Wired - The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance Read More
Op-ed, COVID William Owen 12/29/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 12/29/20 The Daily Beast - Vaccine Passports are Big Tech’s Latest Dystopian Nightmare Read More
Op-ed, NYC William Owen 12/11/20 Op-ed, NYC William Owen 12/11/20 City Limits - Opinion: City’s E-Scooter Program Must Ensure Privacy for Riders Read More
Technology, Op-ed William Owen 12/8/20 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 12/8/20 The Reboot - The Assault on Internet Privacy: Why Data Encryption Is Essential Read More
Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/18/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/18/20 Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: New York’s Latest Covid Boondoggle Is In Your Pocket Read More
Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/8/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 11/8/20 Thomas Reuters News Foundation - When your boss sees everything - why Biden must act against spyware Read More
Technology, Op-ed William Owen 11/3/20 Technology, Op-ed William Owen 11/3/20 Vice - Amazon’s Surveillance Drones Violate FCC Rules. It's Time To Enforce Them Read More
Op-ed, Policing William Owen 10/15/20 Op-ed, Policing William Owen 10/15/20 Verfassungsblog - ‘Keyword Warrants’ Make Every Search A Risk Read More
Op-ed, NYC William Owen 7/28/20 Op-ed, NYC William Owen 7/28/20 Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Cuomo’s Covid Security Theater Read More
Op-ed, Technology William Owen 7/23/20 Op-ed, Technology William Owen 7/23/20 The Boston Globe - The TikTok Backlash Is Hypocritical Read More
Op-ed, COVID William Owen 7/19/20 Op-ed, COVID William Owen 7/19/20 The Daily Beast - Contact Tracing Might Become Cops’ Newest Surveillance Tool Read More
