Announcement

Beyond Big Data Surveillance - Report Released

Report "Beyond Big Data Surveillance: Freedom and Fairness" sheds light on big data surveillance in Canada

To read the report in English, go here

To read the report in French, go here

Report released by the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s finds that thoughtful, decisive action is needed to confront the...

SSC Annual Newsletter - March 2022

See the latest SSC Annual Newsletter, Issue 9, March 2022

Stories Inside:

  • A Day in the Life of Metadata, by Tommy Cooke
  • A Neurotech Future: Virtual Conference 2021, by Susan Boehnke
  • SSC Virtual Seminars: Fall 2020 to Spring 2021, by Delano Aragão Vaz
  • Welcome Dr. Alana Saulnier to the
  • ...

Pandemic Surveillance by David Lyon

See David Lyon's latest book publication, Pandemic Surveillance , Polity Press, January 2022.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we knew it. Lockdowns, self-isolation and quarantine have become a normal part of everyday life. Pandemic surveillance allows governments and corporations to monitor and surveil the spread of the virus and to make sure citizens follow the measures they...

#tresdancing: A virtual film launch

sava saheli singh, Lesley Marshall, Hingman Leung, Tim Maughan and Ann Tunkara in conversation with Valerie Steeves Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 11:30 ET Register here

Presentation Join us for a virtual screening of #tresdancing and a conversation with the team behind this new film on surveillance and...

In Memoriam: Arthur "Art" Cockfield

We were shocked to hear of Art’s sudden death on January 9 2022. Art has been a trusted friend of the Surveillance Studies Centre for many years, serving on the Executive Board, as a co-investigator in several large-scale SSHRC-funded research projects, as a liaison with the Faculty of Law and as a facilitator of joint events between the SSC and...

David Lyon retires from Queen's; remains P.I. of Big Data Surveillance

The Surveillance Studies Centre wishes to announce that David Lyon retired from Queen’s University on June 30 2021. Lyon was appointed at Queen’s University in 1991 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, and later promoted to Full Professor in 1994. He is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,...

Welcome Back to Dr. Alana Saulnier!

The Surveillance Studies Centre is delighted to announce that from July 1, Alana Saulnier (re)joins the SSC, as an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department. She will work alongside Dr. David Murakami Wood.

Alana Saulnier completed her PhD in sociology from Queen's University in 2016, and both David Lyon and David Murakami Wood are pleased to welcome her back...

Virtual Conference: "A Neurotech Future: Ethical, Legal and Policy Perspectives"

The Surveillance Studies Centre is proud to announce our upcoming multi-disciplinary conference ‘A Neurotech Future: Ethical, Legal and Policy Perspectives’, co-organized with the Center for Neuroscience Studies and Faculty of Law at Queen’s University.

This virtual, inter-disciplinary conference will take place on April 22nd and 23rd, 2021, and will bring together academics from fields such as neuroscience, surveillance...

David Murakami Wood on "Future Tense"

David Murakami Wood on "Future Tense" ABC Radio National in Australia, talking about "The myths and realities around the rise of Chinese tech".

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Google's AI Advertising and Privacy

"Google’s AI advertising revolution: More privacy, but problems remain"

By David Murakami Wood and David Eliot, The Conversation , March 15, 2021

Based on research by MA student, David Eliot, this short explainer outlines the changes Google is making to adtech, and why we should care.

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