Professor, Public Policy and Management, University of Stirling, United Kingdom
Professor C. William R. Webster is Professor of Public Policy and Management at the University of Stirling. He is a Director of CRISP, a research centre dedicated to understanding the social impacts and consequences of technologically mediated surveillance. Prof Webster is the 2016 NZ-UK Link Foundation Visiting Professor, based at the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington. Professor Webster has research expertise in the policy processes, regulation and governance of CCTV, surveillance in everyday life, privacy and surveillance ethics, as well as public policy relating to data protection and e-government. He is chair of the Scottish Privacy Forum and the LiSS COST Action, and is involved in a number of research projects, including IRISS, ASSERT and SmartGov.
We’re very pleased to announce that the Lecture is being delivered by Tony Porter, the UK’s Surveillance Camera Commissioner, and is entitled ‘Surveillance vs Humanity’. This lecture is open to the public and will be followed by a question and answer session and a drinks reception. The lecture will take place in the Court Room at the University of Stirling,... Read more about @title...
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,... Read more about @title...
