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Arizona State University

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Surveillance at Arizona State University

Matt Nelson, Aaron Kravitz, Julie Christie, Elizabeth Unruh, Shane Shoenrock, Nate Petschke
Fall 2004
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A video presentation / inquiry into surveillance systems and logics at ASU.

NSA: satellite surveillance

NSA: America's Codemakers and Codebreakers

Matt Nelson
Fall 2004
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What happens when military-grade satellite surveillance goes public? This video presentation highlights the contradictions and concerns raised by Big Brother's bordercrossing into the private sector.

Property or People?

Property or People?

Jon Hutcheson, Patrick Newton, Tom Rogers, Troy Sickels, Joe Waller
Fall 2004
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Website created by students, arguing that surveillance on ASU's campus is focused more on protecting property than people.

ASU & Surveillance Cameras Powerpoint

ASU and Surveillance Cameras

Vaughn Eames
Fall 2004
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The rationales for surveillance camera use don't always match-up with social practice and material presence. This Powerpoint presentation draws out some of these tensions.

Mapping at ASU

Mapping the Security Cameras on Arizona State University Main Campus

Micah J. Morino & Jennifer Heykoop
Fall 2004
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Decentralization of surveillance devices leads to little coherence in policies about camera use, data retention, or oversight. This Powerpoint presentation introduces the issue of the resulting accountability vacuum.


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