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    Rebecca Downes
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    • Rebecca Downes

    MSc Student

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    About

    Rebecca is an MSc student interested in studying the impacts of emerging technologies on friendship, work, and political engagement. She has a background in technology policy and oversight of surveillance systems from a privacy think tank. She holds a BA in Politics with a concentration in Political Theory from Pomona College, and she received the Lee McDonald Prize in Political Theory.

    Research Interests

    AI Ethics and Governance, Digital Activism, Platform Governance, Surveillance, Workplace Surveillance, Privacy and Data Protection

    Positions at the OII

    • MSc Student, September 2025 -

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