Gen Z Surveillance Assessment Tools

Gen Z For Change Launches 'Eyes on AI' to Inform the Public

Gen Z For Change launched Eyes on AI, a web-based surveillance assessment tool designed to reveal how government agencies and Big Tech collect personal data, featuring a locally run JavaScript assessment that avoids storing user inputs. The campaign debuted as a public landing page and was built by a team of a dozen-plus Gen Z organizers, coders and activists to map common surveillance vectors.

Eyes on AI integrates datasets from privacy watchdogs such as Surveillance Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and walks users through risks like automated license plate readers and predictive policing while offering downloadable reports. The tool outputs a personalized report with mitigation recommendations, a glossary of surveillance actors and resources to curb data collection, helping users understand exposure and take concrete privacy-preserving actions in an era of expanding AI-enabled monitoring.

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