HRBDT at RightsCon 2018 – Mobilising the Might of Rights: A Human Rights Based Approach to AI
Read moreThe Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project is delighted to announce its forthcoming RightsCon 2018 session: Mobilising the Might…
HRBDT Conference – Human Rights in a Digital Age
Read moreThe Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project is delighted to announce its forthcoming conference: Human Rights in a Digital…
Members of HRBDT Project Submit Evidence on Proposed Amendments to Investigatory Powers Act
Read moreOn 30 November 2017 the Home Office issued an open consultation regarding proposed amendments to the UK Investigatory Powers Act…
HRBDT at the 2017 UN Business and Human Rights Forum
Read moreOn 27 November 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, together with the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic…
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Rule of Law
Read moreOn 9 October 2017, Lorna McGregor participated in a debate on ‘Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Rule of Law’,…
Algorithmic Decision Making and its Human Rights Implications
Read moreOn 12 – 13 October 2017, Lorna McGregor participated in a workshop within the Global Network of Internet and Society…
Submission to the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Read moreIn September 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project made a submission to the House of Lords Select Committee…
HRBDT at the 2017 GDPR:SUMMIT
Read moreOn 9 October 2017, Krisztina Huszti-Orban presented on ‘The challenges brought by data-driven technologies to securing free and informed consent:…
HRBDT at the 36th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Read moreOn 20 September 2017, Lorna McGregor participated in a side event on ‘Artificial Intelligence, Justice and Human Rights’ at the 36th session…
HRBDT at the 2017 Tommy Flowers Institute Autumn Conference
Read moreOn 26 – 27 September 2017, Lorna McGregor participated in the 2017 Tommy Flowers Institute Autumn Conference on ‘Security and…
HRBDT at the 2017 MyData Conference
Read moreOn 30 August 2017, Krisztina Huszti-Orban presented on ‘The Role of Consent in the Collection, Retention, Processing and Sharing of…
HRBDT at the 2017 International Meeting on Law and Society
Read moreOn 22 June 2017, Carmel Williams presented on ‘Using Big Data to Strengthen Accountability of Universal Periodic Review Recommendations’ as part of…
HRBDT at Digital Impact London
Read moreOn 16 June 2017, Vivian Ng participated in a conversation with Andrew Means on ‘Considering Bias’ at Digital Impact London,…
HRBDT at ITU AI for Global Good
Read moreFrom 7 – 9 June 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project participated in the ITU AI for…
HRBDT at the 2017 Canadian Sociological Association Annual Conference
Read moreOn 30 May 2017, Ajay Sandhu presented a paper on ‘The Police’s Data Visibility: How Data Technologies Are Used to…
Human Rights Practice in the Digital Age Workshop
Read moreOn 27 March 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project co-hosted a one-day workshop with the Centre of…
Submission to the Science and Technology Committee on Algorithms in Decision-Making
Read moreIn April 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project made a submission to the Science and Technology Committee’s…
HRBDT at RightsCon 2017
Read moreThe Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project was pleased to host two sessions on 30 March at RightsCon 2017.…
HRBDT at the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Read moreOn 7 March 2017, Lorna McGregor participated in a side event organised by Article 19 and co-sponsored by the Privacy…
Submission to Home Affairs Select Committee on Policing for the Future: Changing Demands and New Challenges
Read moreIn February 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project made a submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee…
Submission to OHCHR on the Gender Digital Divide
Read moreIn February 2017, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project made a submission to the Office of the United…
HRBDT at New Zealand Human Rights Commission Workshop
Read moreOn 27 February 2017, Paul Hunt and Carmel Williams led discussions on ‘The Role of Big Data in Universal Periodic Review Research’…
HRBDT at the Surveillance by Consent: Strengthening the Code of Practice for the Use of CCTV Public Policy Exchange
Read moreOn 22 February 2017, Pete Fussey gave a keynote speech at Public Policy Exchange’s symposium on ‘Surveillance by Consent: Strengthening…
HRBDT at Open Sources, Closing Borders: Policing, Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime in Europe after Brexit
Read moreOn 13 February 2017, Pete Fussey spoke on a panel on ‘Open Source Digital Data, Security and Citizenship’ at the…
Talk Big Data: Big Data, Big Questions
Read moreArchived – Please note this event series took place in the past and has been left here for reference purposes.…
HRBDT at the CSR Europe-Microsoft Informal Roundtable on Advancing Human Rights in the Era of Big Data
Read moreOn 27 January 2017, Daragh Murray participated in an informal roundtable on ‘Advancing Human Rights in the Era of Big…
HRBDT at the 2017 Computers, Data Protection and Privacy Conference
Read moreOn 26 January 2017, Pete Fussey spoke on a panel on ‘AI, Ethics and Privacy’, organised by the 4TU.Centre for…
HRBDT at Wilton Park – The Future of Human Rights in a Multi-Polar World: Exploring Opportunities for Further Engagement
Read moreOn 12 January 2017, Ahmed Shaheed chaired a session on ‘Ensuring Accountability and Transparency: Maintaining Freedom of Information’ at a…
HRBDT at the Indian Statistical Institute’s 12th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development
Read moreOn 20 December 2016, Sonia Bhalotra, along with collaborators Rudi Rocha (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, IE-UFRJ) and Rodrigo Soares…
HRBDT at the Surveillance & Democracy: Privacy Rights in the Digital Age Symposium
Read moreOn 7 December 2016, Pete Fussey made interventions at the ‘Surveillance & Democracy: Privacy Rights in the Digital Age’ symposium,…
HRBDT at the UN Business and Human Rights Forum 2016
Read moreOn 16 November 2016, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, together with the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian…
Introducing the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Blog Series
Read moreArchived – Please note this blog series took place in the past and has been left here for reference purposes. Over…
HRBDT at Re:publica Panel on Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Age
Read moreOn 20 October 2016, Daragh Murray participated in a panel discussion on ‘Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Age’,…
HRBDT at Health and Gender: Global and Economic Perspectives Conference
Read moreOn 23 September 2016, Sonia Bhalotra and Paul Hunt presented their preliminary findings on Brazil’s Family Health Program at the ‘Health…
DatNav: New Guide to Navigate Digital Data in Human Rights Research
Read moreFrom online videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, we…
HRBDT at the Motion Systems Perspectives Conference 2016
Read moreOn 22 July 2016, Klaus McDonald-Maier presented recent research undertaken at the University of Essex, including big data analytics, computer…
HRBDT at Wilton Park – Safeguarding Rights in the Big Data Revolution
Read moreOn 14 June 2016, Lorna McGregor chaired a session on ‘Realising Opportunities and Managing Risks of Big Data – Some…
HRBDT at the 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Read moreOn 8 March 2016, Lorna McGregor participated in a side event at the 31st Session of the UN Human Rights…
Official Launch of the Project
Read moreWednesday 2 March marked the official launch of the multi-disciplinary Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, funded by a grant of…
Submission to the WSIS+10 Review Process
Read moreIn October and November 2015, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project made two submissions to the WSIS+10 Review…
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