Webinar: “(Un-)knowing the Human in Biometric Surveillance: Thoughts on Uncertainty, Ignorance, and Rights”

Wednesday, March 23rd, 1:30 PM EST

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Biometric technologies, measuring physical and behavioural traits of individuals and groups, are increasingly central to safety and security in society, impacting on people and public life. These technologies produce, define, and prioritise certain knowledge about humans. However, the underlying processes of making identities (knowable) — and what remains/becomes unknown — are not well understood by users, publics, policy makers, and thus remain heavily contested. This scoping talk reflects on knowledge-making processes in biometric surveillance, and explores themes of uncertainty, expectations, and ignorance in such processes. The talk aims to present one epistemological starting point for the discussion and development of biometric human rights.

The Center for International Human Rights in partnership with the Department of Law at the Free University of Berlin is pleased to present the fourth event in our Transatlantic Forum series, featuring…

Speaker: Dr. Matthias Wienroth, Senior Fellow in Social Studies of Crime and Policing, Northumbria University

Discussant: Dr. Marie-Michelle Strah, CIHR Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor of International Crime and Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Organized by the Center for International Human Rights at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Department of Comparative Criminal Law, Criminal Procedural Law and Corporate Criminal Law at the Free University of Berlin

Co-sponsored by the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice and the Master of Arts in International Crime and Justice at John Jay College

*Registrants can expect to have the Zoom link emailed to them immediately prior to the start of the event