Beyond the Tech Border

Join MWWIR for a discussion with Marianna Poyares on how the US surveillance ecosystem built on migrant data extractivism extends to society as a whole. Pulling on mixed-methods primary research, Poyares argues that the surveillance infrastructure created by DHS over the past decade remains largely invisible to the public but is reshaping how immigration enforcement operates, extending the reach of surveillance and redefining the limits of privacy for foreigners and citizens alike.

 

Marianna Poyares is Postdoctoral Associate (Lead) at the Center on Privacy and Technology of Georgetown University. Dr. Poyares researches new technologies of border and migration governance. Working at the intersection of tech policy, human rights, and migration, she has published on topics such as the use of chatbots by humanitarian organizations; biometrics in the context of immigration enforcement; democracy and belonging; solidarity movements; geofencing of non-citizens; political philosophy; and ethnographic research. Poyares has previously worked with the Brazilian National Truth Commission, the United Nations Development Program, the International Rescue Committee, and the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. She has taught at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, The New School, and CUNY. She holds an M.A. in Philosophy, an M.A. in International Relations, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy with a concentration in Migration Studies.