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

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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... Read more about @title...

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
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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... Read more about @title...

By David Eliot and David Murakami Wood, Centre for International Governance Innovataion (CIGI) , 20 May 2021 This piece examines Google's transition to being a primarily AI-centred company, and what it means for people and governments, particularly in Canada.

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By Tommy Cooke and Benjamin Muller, The Conversation , May 19, 2021 Vaccine passports may soon be required for travelling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Like biometrics, they’ll likely become a permanent part of our daily lives — and there’s barely been any debate about them.

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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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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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By David Murakami Wood, Centre for International Governance Innovataion ( CIGI) , Series on Platform Governance, Surveillance and Privacy, March 15, 2021

The world will face more widespread and intensified surveillance, but this time it could be framed as something for our own good, for the good... Read more about @title...

CRSP has posted a new podcast episode about body worn cameras with contributors Drs. Alana Saulnier, Bryce Newell, Cynthia Lum, and Michael White and the host, Avery Moore Kloss, Laurier’s Podcaster-in-Residence.

Listed to the podcast here

Body-Worn Cameras: what we know and where to go February 18th, 2021 Episode Summary In this podcast, researchers... Read more about @title...

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