The only question I have, as an Australian citizen, living in sunny
capital of Canberra is...how can I attend virtually ? ( in the 21st
century )
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:22 AM, David Lyon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> David Lyon will teach a one-week summer course, "Surveillance in the C21st"
> at Regent College, a Christian Graduate School on the beautiful University
> of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, June 25-29.
>
> Details at http://www.regent-college.edu/academics/summer/summerCourses.php
>
> Description: Personal data are vital to organizations today. Gathering and
> processing such data – whether images from cameras, details from credit
> cards or from ID documents – is surveillance. Supposedly innocent data are
> now highly valued by corporations (think of Amazon, Google or Facebook) and
> avidly sought by police and intelligence services. This has real-world
> consequences for ordinary people, enlarging or limiting their opportunities,
> access and life-chances.This course examines some of the questions about
> technology, organizations and ethics that the topic of surveillance raises.
> How did the culture of surveillance develop? How should personal data be
> treated? What are the benefits, consequences and limits of surveillance?
> Students will have the chance to consider their own ‘data practices’ and to
> contribute to one of society’s most pressing problems in an informed and
> critical Christian manner.
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Kind regards,
Alexander Hayes
BA (Ed.), BA Hons (Fine Arts), PhD Candidate
M: +61 0 427 996 984
Project Officer
Australian National Data Service
Division of Information
Australian National University
PhD. Candidate
Faculty of Informatics
School of Information Systems & Technology
Institute for Innovation in Business and Social Research
University of Wollongong
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