She is primarily interested in the study of communication technologies and their broader political and historical contexts. Her work examines media regulation and censorship, surveillance society, new media, and visual culture. Her first book, Video Surveillance: Power and Privacy in Everyday Life was published in 2009. Completed with a research grant from the National Science Foundation, this book analyzes the socio-political dimensions of the proliferation of video surveillance, and the debates surrounding technology, control, and privacy.