A panel debate is planned on Thursday, April 15, from 7pm, City University London about Surveillance, Politics and Civil Society.
Organisers say that surveillance has become a topic of importance for citizens, academics and governments as new monitoring technologies flood the market. Several important questions are raised by these developments for example in what ways might human rights principles be threatened by global flows and exchanges of data and how are concepts of personal identity, trust and privacy being transformed.
The debate will highlight the key issues linked to surveillance from the panellists differing perspectives. It will also close the global surveillance conference running from 13 to 15 April, at the university.
The panellists are:
Shami Chakrabati, Director of Liberty
Professor Clive Norris, University of Sheffield
Anna Minton, writer/ journalist
David Mery, surveillance blogger/campaigner
The Chair is Dr David Murakami Wood from The Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s University, Canada.
If you are interested in attending the panel debate or would like further information about the surveillance conference; places are limited.
The debate will take place in the Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre at City University London.
