Pete Fussey
@petefussey.bsky.social
Prof @ University of Southampton ~ Surveillance, tech, rights, security, criminology. Musician & @SxSW performing artist
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Expert rejects Met police claim that study backs bias-free live facial recognition use
Expert rejects Met police claim that study backs bias-free live facial recognition use
Academic says sample size was too small to claim new sensitivity guidelines have removed racial, gender or age bias
The Metropolitan police’s claims that their use of live facial recognition is bias-free are not substantiated by the report they cite to support their case, a leading expert on the technology has said.
The Met is planning its biggest and most high profile use of LFR yet this bank holiday weekend at Notting Hill carnival in west London. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Expert rejects Met police claim that study backs bias-free live facial recognition use
New paper in @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social w/Kat Hadjimatheou on police digital intelligence/info platforms.
Focuses on digital nuancing of policing, inc. form & temporalities of suspicion. Empirical & theorised through STS + Cohen's work; 'digital netwidening'. OA
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Focuses on digital nuancing of policing, inc. form & temporalities of suspicion. Empirical & theorised through STS + Cohen's work; 'digital netwidening'. OA
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‘The dream to know everything about everyone’: Affordances of commercial… | Pete Fussey
New paper published in Theoretical Criminology today, written with Katerina Hadjimatheou. We analyse how digital law enforcement intelligence/information handling platforms shape policing practices in...
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May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New paper in @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social w/Kat Hadjimatheou on police digital intelligence/info platforms.
Focuses on digital nuancing of policing, inc. form & temporalities of suspicion. Empirical & theorised through STS + Cohen's work; 'digital netwidening'. OA
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Focuses on digital nuancing of policing, inc. form & temporalities of suspicion. Empirical & theorised through STS + Cohen's work; 'digital netwidening'. OA
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We’re hiring in criminology, sociology, social policy
@sspcatsoton.bsky.social
1x Lecturer in Criminology: tinyurl.com/3ypv6ef3
1x 12 month Teaching Fellow in any area of Sociology, Social Policy or Criminology: tinyurl.com/37smc5as
Come join our collegiate & inclusive dept, ranked #4 in UK REF
@sspcatsoton.bsky.social
1x Lecturer in Criminology: tinyurl.com/3ypv6ef3
1x 12 month Teaching Fellow in any area of Sociology, Social Policy or Criminology: tinyurl.com/37smc5as
Come join our collegiate & inclusive dept, ranked #4 in UK REF
tinyurl.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We’re hiring in criminology, sociology, social policy
@sspcatsoton.bsky.social
1x Lecturer in Criminology: tinyurl.com/3ypv6ef3
1x 12 month Teaching Fellow in any area of Sociology, Social Policy or Criminology: tinyurl.com/37smc5as
Come join our collegiate & inclusive dept, ranked #4 in UK REF
@sspcatsoton.bsky.social
1x Lecturer in Criminology: tinyurl.com/3ypv6ef3
1x 12 month Teaching Fellow in any area of Sociology, Social Policy or Criminology: tinyurl.com/37smc5as
Come join our collegiate & inclusive dept, ranked #4 in UK REF
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Turkey's crackdown on protesters: from Internet restrictions to facial recognition
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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March 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Turkey's crackdown on protesters: from Internet restrictions to facial recognition
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@daragh.bsky.social & me discuss human rights implications of 'new' UK protest laws in the context of expanding surveillance in @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/banning-face...
Banning face coverings, expanding facial recognition – how the UK government and police are eroding protest rights
Being identified was once only a possibility, now it is a near certainty.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
@daragh.bsky.social & me discuss human rights implications of 'new' UK protest laws in the context of expanding surveillance in @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/banning-face...
In today's #FT on surveillance expansion in London. Beyond rights determinations, considering how professed public safety dividends are evidenced.
During public spending cuts, questions arise over whether public safety best served via investment in untested technology.
www.ft.com/content/29af...
During public spending cuts, questions arise over whether public safety best served via investment in untested technology.
www.ft.com/content/29af...
London expands CCTV network in ‘tech race against crime’
Councils rush to tool up with AI cameras as police grapple with surge in street crime
www.ft.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
In today's #FT on surveillance expansion in London. Beyond rights determinations, considering how professed public safety dividends are evidenced.
During public spending cuts, questions arise over whether public safety best served via investment in untested technology.
www.ft.com/content/29af...
During public spending cuts, questions arise over whether public safety best served via investment in untested technology.
www.ft.com/content/29af...
Many thanks to Univ Côte d'Azur for opportunity to keynote this exceptional event +interact with scholars working on #facialrecognition in Europe & US. Organised by @clequesne.bsky.social who's excellent work on FRT & urban security highlights the quality of work existing outside anglophone debates
March 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Many thanks to Univ Côte d'Azur for opportunity to keynote this exceptional event +interact with scholars working on #facialrecognition in Europe & US. Organised by @clequesne.bsky.social who's excellent work on FRT & urban security highlights the quality of work existing outside anglophone debates
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What a great event on law enforcement use of #FRT with fantastic presentations & provocative keynotes by @petefussey.bsky.social @hartzog.bsky.social @evanselinger.bsky.social & closing words of Karen Yeung! Many thanks to wonderful @clequesne.bsky.social for the impeccable organisation! #AI
🗓️ Nice, les 13 & 14 Mars.
A tous les passionnés et les curieux, les avertis et les novices : colloque international sur la reconnaissance faciale et les technologies de surveillance. 12 pays représentés, 30 experts et de passionnants échanges en perspectives👇
droit.univ-cotedazur.fr/law-enforcem...
A tous les passionnés et les curieux, les avertis et les novices : colloque international sur la reconnaissance faciale et les technologies de surveillance. 12 pays représentés, 30 experts et de passionnants échanges en perspectives👇
droit.univ-cotedazur.fr/law-enforcem...
March 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What a great event on law enforcement use of #FRT with fantastic presentations & provocative keynotes by @petefussey.bsky.social @hartzog.bsky.social @evanselinger.bsky.social & closing words of Karen Yeung! Many thanks to wonderful @clequesne.bsky.social for the impeccable organisation! #AI
De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology now published as open access. I've written a short essay on #facialrecognition exploring how FRT structures & alters suspicion. The book is worth reading for the great range of essays in this developing area of criminology
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology
The De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology examines how digital devices spread and cut across all fields of crime and control. Providing a glossary of key theoretical, methodological and criminolo...
www.degruyter.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology now published as open access. I've written a short essay on #facialrecognition exploring how FRT structures & alters suspicion. The book is worth reading for the great range of essays in this developing area of criminology
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
BS probs the wrong forum but in my alternative (non-academic) life as a musician: Album launch/gig @ London's storied Water Rats (Kings X) Thursday (site of Dylan's 1st UK gig and Lenin's old watering hole!). Playing with some rudely talented musicians. All welcome! www.musicglue.com/blairjolland...
Official LP Release at The Water Rats, London on 06 Mar 2025
Buy tickets for Official LP Release at The Water Rats, London
www.musicglue.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
BS probs the wrong forum but in my alternative (non-academic) life as a musician: Album launch/gig @ London's storied Water Rats (Kings X) Thursday (site of Dylan's 1st UK gig and Lenin's old watering hole!). Playing with some rudely talented musicians. All welcome! www.musicglue.com/blairjolland...
Co-facilitating this w/ @unhumanrights.bsky.social Special Procedures, @unisouthampton.bsky.social & European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law @rightscon.org #Taipei. Exploring implementation of human rights standards for police tech at protests we worked on last yr w/OHCHR UNODC SR FOAA. All welcome
February 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Co-facilitating this w/ @unhumanrights.bsky.social Special Procedures, @unisouthampton.bsky.social & European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law @rightscon.org #Taipei. Exploring implementation of human rights standards for police tech at protests we worked on last yr w/OHCHR UNODC SR FOAA. All welcome
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Our research centre @crispsurv.bsky.social is hosting a major exhibition & series of events on Orwell. Starts with Hans K Clausen's 'The Winston Smith Library of Victory and Truth' at Stirling. Other events include a performance lecture by Bill Drummond (KLF), screenings, talks and more. All welcome
Amazing Winston Smith Library of Victoty & Truth heading to Stirling. Launch event 28.1.25. All welcome.
Events | CRISP
www.crisp-surveillance.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our research centre @crispsurv.bsky.social is hosting a major exhibition & series of events on Orwell. Starts with Hans K Clausen's 'The Winston Smith Library of Victory and Truth' at Stirling. Other events include a performance lecture by Bill Drummond (KLF), screenings, talks and more. All welcome
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Join our team! 🤗
Are you a graduate student interested in surveillance studies? We need an enthusiastic bookworm to help us compile an online library of publications on surveillance in the Majority World. Please follow the link for applications. We have a small budget to compensate for the hours.
Are you a graduate student interested in surveillance studies? We need an enthusiastic bookworm to help us compile an online library of publications on surveillance in the Majority World. Please follow the link for applications. We have a small budget to compensate for the hours.
Join our team! – Surveillance in the Majority World
Are you a graduate student interested in surveillance studies? We need an enthusiastic bookworm to help us compile an online library of publications on surveillance in the Majority World.
surveillance-majority-world.net
December 19, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Join our team! 🤗
Are you a graduate student interested in surveillance studies? We need an enthusiastic bookworm to help us compile an online library of publications on surveillance in the Majority World. Please follow the link for applications. We have a small budget to compensate for the hours.
Are you a graduate student interested in surveillance studies? We need an enthusiastic bookworm to help us compile an online library of publications on surveillance in the Majority World. Please follow the link for applications. We have a small budget to compensate for the hours.
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The U.S. legal saga of Clearview AI continues: 22 state attorneys general don't like the class action settlement that grants people in the database a stake in the company and are challenging it: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
States Granted Leave to Oppose Clearview AI Privacy Settlement
A federal judge granted 22 states and the District of Columbia leave to file amicus briefs opposing a settlement to resolve claims that facial recognition company Clearview AI violated biometric priva...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM
The U.S. legal saga of Clearview AI continues: 22 state attorneys general don't like the class action settlement that grants people in the database a stake in the company and are challenging it: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Support for at-risk researchers: 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institution in the EU.
SAFE - Supporting
At-risk researchers
with Fellowships in Europe
As a pilot fellowship scheme, the SAFE project offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institutio...
saferesearchers.eu
December 2, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Support for at-risk researchers: 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institution in the EU.
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Surveillance & Society / SSN is looking for new Associate Editors for 3-year terms, to help spread our article review workload. Associate Editors are also members of the Network & Editorial Board which manages the journal and SSN. For more details, see here: ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...
Seeking Nominations for Associate Editor Positions at Surveillance & Society
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December 2, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Surveillance & Society / SSN is looking for new Associate Editors for 3-year terms, to help spread our article review workload. Associate Editors are also members of the Network & Editorial Board which manages the journal and SSN. For more details, see here: ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...
Had a lot of fun making this. Have spent most of my life playng music & v fortunate to have ended up collaborating with such talented musicians (& exceptional humans). None of whom on this platform yet, sadly... Blair's vox are just a thing of beauty www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p9b...
CRUEL WORLD - BLAIR JOLLANDS OFFICIAL VIDEO
YouTube video by Blair Jollands
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November 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Had a lot of fun making this. Have spent most of my life playng music & v fortunate to have ended up collaborating with such talented musicians (& exceptional humans). None of whom on this platform yet, sadly... Blair's vox are just a thing of beauty www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p9b...
Very sad to learn of Phil's passing. Few did so much to reveal the inequalities arising from the transformation of E. London, a place we both loved & studied. V kind to me at the start of my career, a great scholar who's work always fell on the side of the angels en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Co...
Phil Cohen (cultural theorist) - Wikipedia
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November 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Very sad to learn of Phil's passing. Few did so much to reveal the inequalities arising from the transformation of E. London, a place we both loved & studied. V kind to me at the start of my career, a great scholar who's work always fell on the side of the angels en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Co...
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I've started a new Critical Smart Cities Starter Pack. It's in very early stages and not really ready for wider use yet, not least because I can't find many smart cities scholars on here yet... so please suggest names! go.bsky.app/H1Xd6SL
November 15, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I've started a new Critical Smart Cities Starter Pack. It's in very early stages and not really ready for wider use yet, not least because I can't find many smart cities scholars on here yet... so please suggest names! go.bsky.app/H1Xd6SL
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NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal.WhatsApp filed suit in California after it revealed that it had discovered that 1,400 of its users – including journalists and human rights activists – had been targeted by the spyware. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal
Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:10 PM
NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal.WhatsApp filed suit in California after it revealed that it had discovered that 1,400 of its users – including journalists and human rights activists – had been targeted by the spyware. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...