51st Annual Sorokin Lecture, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan Surveillance: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – From Occasional Encounters to Constant Immersion Professor David Lyon, Queen’s University Director, Surveillance Studies Centre; Queen’s Research Chair in Surveillance Studies; Professor of Sociology, Professor of Law, Queen’s University, Canada Thursday, February 6, 2020 7:00 pm Location: St. Thomas... Read more about @title...
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Scott Thompson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan, Research Fellow of the Surveillance Studies Centre, and has served as Associate Editor of the journal Surveillance & Society. He is currently a collaborator on ‘The Big Data Surveillance’ project, and the primary investigator on a new SSHRC funded grant investigating the police use of "carding," or "street checks.
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...