Congratulations to Malcolm Thorburn who has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Constitution, Crime and Security.
Malcolm Thorburn is based in the Faculty of Law at Queen's. His work sets out to build a new foundation for debates about the legitimacy of security operations. Debates on a variety of issues – from the privatization of policing to... Read more about @title...
UK Information Commissioner reports to Parliament on the state of surveillance, based on an update report on developments since 2006 authored by SSN members.
On Thursday 11th November, Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner, sent his report on the state of surveillance and recommendations for action to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. His report includes the SSN-authored ‘An... Read more about @title...
This position is for 5 years and will be based in the Department of Informatics and Media.
The candidate will participate in the department’s ongoing research in the field of web 2.0/social media/social networking sites & economic... Read more about @title...
Two PhD stipends, funded through grants received from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and beginning in September 2011, are available in the Department of Political Science, University of Victoria to work on two projects under the supervision of Dr. Colin Bennett.
Students will be responsible for conducting research on the surveillance and privacy implications... Read more about @title...
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner invites comments on a draft report of their Consumer Privacy Consultations held earlier this year. Read more about @title...
The centre for Law Science Technology and Society Studies (LSTS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has a vacancy for a 0.4 postdoctoral researcher for the EU-funded research project, Security Impact Assessment Measure (SIAM).
LSTS is a partner in SIAM, which aims to develop a toolkit for decision-makers in the field of security, integrating STS research methodologies... Read more about @title...
The Surveillance Studies Network is pleased to announce its first scholarly book prize, recognizing the world’s best English language book published on the topic of surveillance in the past year.
Nominated books must be an original (or newly translated) monograph (not an edited collection), and published in English with a 2010 publication date. Nominations are accepted from... Read more about @title...
The Surveillance Studies Centre is pleased to welcome N. Katherine Hayles to Queen's University as the 2010-11 Brockington Visitor.
N. Katherine Hayles, Professor of Literature at Duke University, teaches and writes on the relations of science, technology and literature in the 20th and 21st centuries. Her book How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics ... Read more about @title...
Sarah Cheung has taken over the role of Research Associate from Emily Smith, who has begun a year-long maternity leave.
Sarah's professional experience includes editorial roles at The Economic Journal and Nature Publishing Group, as well as positions in media and marketing. She has an MSc from the London School of Economics.
Congratulations to team members on their successful applications to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2010-11 Contributions Program.
A Privacy Protective "Proportionate ID Digital Wallet" for Canadians: Open Prototyping and Public Policy Alternatives
Co-applicants: Professor Andrew Clement, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Professor Matt Ratto, Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI), Faculty of Information, Dr. Joseph... Read more about @title...
