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by Pauline Canham In focus Police violate human rights in their use of facial recognition technology Three senior judges in the UK Court of Appeal have ruled that Police in South Wales violated the right to privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights, through the unlawful use of facial recognition technology. The ruling comes […]
This blog was first published on Policing Law Blog The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is not immune to surveillance related controversy. From its role in the phone hacking scandal, to the sexual exploitation of activists by its ‘Special Demonstration Squad’, it may be no exaggeration to say that the force has attracted more criticism for its ill-fated […]
By Lorna McGregor At the beginning of 2018, the MIT Technology Review forecast that one of the ten ‘breakthrough’ technologies for the year would be ‘AI for Everybody’, underscoring the transformational potential of AI to sectors such as health. In a new report by the ESRC Human Rights, Big Data and Technology project, we argue […]
By Naomi Biggs Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 8-15 February 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Grigorios Kalliatakis Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 1 – 8 February 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Grigorios Kalliatakis Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 25 January – 1 February 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Vivian Ng Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 19 – 25 January 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Vivian Ng Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 18 – 22 January 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Vivian Ng Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 7 – 11 January 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Sabrina Rau Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This summary contains news articles from 22 December 2018 – 4 January 2019. You can follow the HRBDT Project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
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