About Me

Jennifer King is a social technologist who draws upon her training in the social sciences and human-computer interaction to investigate the issues that arise when technology and society collide. Most recently as a researcher at the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley’s School of Law, Ms. King focused on privacy and security on the Internet, in sensor networks, and in ubiquitous computing environments (including RFID and video surveillance technologies), usable security, and technology policy issues. Ms. King received her master’s degree in Information Science in 2006 from UC Berkeley’s School of Information (“I-School”). Prior to her research career, Ms. King worked in security and product management for several Internet companies, including Yahoo!, where she was an online community expert. She is currently a Ph.D candidate at UC Berkeley’s School of Information.

Media Mentions

‘Insecurity Cameras’ To Track All of Town’s Traffic, NPR, Nov. 24, 2009

Broken Border, Part Four: Who’s Watching?, Texas Tribune, Nov. 11, 2009

Is the NYPD ‘Ring of Steel’ Effective? And Is It Worth the Cost to Privacy?, New York Magazine, Oct. 9, 2009

Two-thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking, The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2009

SF Spy Cameras No Help In Violent Crime, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 11, 2009

Police Put a High-Tech Ear to the Ground, The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2008

Wearable Tracking Tags Test Privacy Boundaries at the U. of Washington, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 15, 2008

It’s Hard to Hide From Your Friends, The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 30, 2008
Newsom wants to add 25 camerasPolice Commission waits for crime data, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 5, 2007

Health 2.0, The Economist, Sept. 6, 2007

Learn To Stop Worrying and Love Surveillance, The New York Times, Aug. 23, 2007

Electronic Surveillance Destroys Our Privacy, But Few Seem to Mind, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 21, 2007