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Beyond Big Data Surveillance - Report Released

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, go here

Report released by the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s finds that thoughtful, decisive action is needed to confront the...

SSC Annual Newsletter - March 2022

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
    • ...

Pandemic Surveillance by David Lyon

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...

#tresdancing: A virtual film launch

sava saheli singh, Lesley Marshall, Hingman Leung, Tim Maughan and Ann Tunkara in conversation with Valerie Steeves Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 11:30 ET Register here

Presentation Join us for a virtual screening of #tresdancing and a conversation with the team behind this new film on surveillance and...

In Memoriam: Arthur "Art" Cockfield

We were shocked to hear of Art’s sudden death on January 9 2022. Art has been a trusted friend of the Surveillance Studies Centre for many years, serving on the Executive Board, as a co-investigator in several large-scale SSHRC-funded research projects, as a liaison with the Faculty of Law and as a facilitator of joint events between the SSC and...