Author archive for Pete Fussey

  • Jul032019

    HRBDT Researchers Launch New Report on London Metropolitan Police’s Trial of Live Facial Recognition Technology

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    A new report by researchers from the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex…

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  • Jul032018

    Quick Comment on UK Draft Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 and the Definition of ‘Serious Crime’ for Bulk Surveillance Powers

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    The UK Government has published the Draft Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018, which propose changes to the Investigatory Powers…

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  • May172018

    Police are using big data to profile young people, putting them at risk of discrimination

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    Originally published in The Conversation on 16 May 2018. Amnesty International has raised a series of human rights issues in…

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  • Feb022016

    After Paris, it’s traditional detective work that will keep us safe, not mass surveillance

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    Published on The Conversation on 19 November 2015.  Before the dust has even settled from the attacks on Paris, familiar…

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