"For #racialised communities, in particular, the normalisation of #facialrecognition is the normalisation of their perpetual virtual line-up."
"With the #AIAct, the #EU has a unique opportunity to put an end to rampant abuse facilitated by mass #surveillance technologies."
Excellent op-ed by @ella, @DocMattMoudi and Hajira Maryam
#AIA #facerecognition #biometrics #privacy #racism
https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/14/retrospective-facial-recognition-surveillance-conceals-human-rights-abuses-in-plain-sight
Retrospective facial recognition tech conceals human rights abuses
With the AI Act, the EU has a unique opportunity to end rampant abuse facilitated by mass surveillance technologies, Ella Jakubowska, Hajira Maryam and Matt Mahmoudi write.
Disturbing reporting on the
#racialised use of
#joint-enterprise in the UK criminal justice system to convict people of crimes they were not involved in
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/world/europe/uk-criminal-justice.html
U.K. Doubles Down on a Tactic Disproportionately Targeting Black People
The United States helped inspire Britain’s tough-on-crime politics. Even as crime fell and warnings mounted, politicians never looked back.
Alpa Shah @LSEnews is researching the persistence of #racialised #discrimination and injustice despite #globalisation & #economic growth in India.
Read more 👉🏾 http://bit.ly/ERCCOUNTEROPPRESSION & vote for your favourite project in the 2022 #ERCengage awards 👉🏾 http://bit.ly/PERAvote
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1546776041963655168
ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2022 Ceremony
Professors Mariska Kret, Alpa Shah and Jonathan Tennyson have been awarded the ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards 2022. Professor Artur Obłuski from Warsaw University received a special mention following an online vote for the public’s favourite project.
With #Cyprus Minister for Education @pprodromou I discussed #LGBTIQ and #racialised pupils’ welfare:
- anti-bullying
- equality awareness
- mandatory diversity teacher training
#UnionOfEquality #IDAHOTForum2022 @GovCyprus
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/helenadalli/status/1524790715808722945
Helena Dalli (@helenadalli)
With #Cyprus Minister for Education @pprodromou I discussed #LGBTIQ and #racialised pupils’ welfare:
- anti-bullying
- equality awareness
- mandatory diversity teacher training
#UnionOfEquality #IDAHOTForum2022 @GovCyprus
Jan Penfrat
Ben Ward
European Research Council (ERC
Helena Dalli