Recent Posts
Bots, Touchscreens, and Campus Cameras: Notes for a Short CS Seminar
November 3, 2025
Quick takes on the ‘Dead Internet Theory,’ how to actually test it, why everything turned into a touchscreen, and what constant video recording means on campus.
Data, Privacy, and the Line We Keep Redrawing
October 27, 2025
A straight-shooting reflection on our class week: TED talks on privacy, the 'What Did You Find' hunt, and reading actual privacy policies without the PR varnish.
Reflections on *Citizenfour* and the Expanding Surveillance State
October 16, 2025
Edward Snowden’s revelations reshaped public understanding of surveillance, but the systems he exposed have only evolved—quietly and powerfully.
Ethical and Social Issues in Hive Tracks and the Bee Informed Partnership
September 20, 2025
Some thoughts on privacy, security, and intellectual property in beekeeper data, and why trust matters for community science.
Thinking About Ethics: My Anarchist Perspective
September 18, 2025
Why I lean toward social contract theory, how anarchism shapes my view of ethics, and why I’m skeptical about the easy claims to utilitarianism I’ve heard in class.
Hello, I’m Cameron Estep
September 10, 2025
A quick introduction to who I am, what I’m working on, and what you can expect from this blog.