What, precisely, does ‘looking at Article 3 ECHR again’ mean? Does it mean bypassing the prohibition on torture/protecting those at risk of being tortured? Clarification would be very helpful.

Swiss voters narrowly approve plan to introduce voluntary #digitalID

All 5 of N Ireland’s main political parties oppose the introduction of the #digitalID scheme.

Today it's a mandatory digital ID card to prove you have the right to work but in the future you might have to use it to access the NHS, to rent or buy a home, or to access benefits. It's time to fight back, 'Say No to Digital IDs'. Join the Campaign: action.openrightsgroup.org/join-campaig...

Yes, it’s important to have an informed debate about the proposed introduction of digital IDs. But the ‘others do it, so why don’t we’ argument is not a compelling one.

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Excellent thread on digital ID cards by @paulbernal.bsky.social Two important take-home lessons: digital does not mean error-free or fake-proof👇

Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book? Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship are now open to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only). More info: https://bit.ly/4mHlgcn

“the Met confirmed it would not be using live #facialrecognition … in its policing of the Unite the Kingdom march.” Make of that what you will.

Event at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on 9 September, with Kume Hideyo (an Associate Professor at Chubu University, Japan). She will deliver a seminar entitled, “Legal and Policy Approaches to the Use of Public Assets in Scotland and Japan”. Details and booking link: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

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Palantir is the last company that should be allowed anywhere near children’s services. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Here is a link to the Court of Appeal’s press summary on the Epping Forest District Council case. I highly recommend reading this document.

Great to see the blog by our @lawstrath.bsky.social LLM Law, Technology & Innovation student Joshua Graham reflecting on human rights-based approaches to the use of #AI in NHS Scotland

@equalityhumanright.bsky.social calls on Metropolitan Police to ensure that its use of #facialrecognition complies with #humanrights law

@civio.es's recent investigation reveals the case of #QuantusSkin, an AI system for early #skincancer detection. The Basque Health Service plans to roll it out in 2025, promising faster diagnoses. But it misses nearly 1 in 3 melanoma cases, and was trained almost entirely on images of white patients

A fantastic scholarship opportunity for mature students at @lawstrath.bsky.social 👇 When choosing your course, please consider our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation

A research project aims to demonstrate how relationships are changing due to AI-supported video surveillance. In an interim report, the researchers report on discrimination, displacement, and how AI-based surveillance automatically leads to their expansion. #surveillance

#Facialrecognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners

If you’re considering applying for the Winiarski Scholarship for a research visit to the Centre, please note that applications close on 20 August 2025. We look forward to hearing from you! Further details: buff.ly/CMqAWY1

Judges should use plain English in judgments and avoid “Latin terms or terms of art, known only to lawyers”, a High Court judge has said.

EU will start rolling out its biometric entry system for non-EU citizens from October. It will involve fingerprinting and #facialrecognition

Brit. Gov. to use #facialrecognition to “verify” age of migrants 🤔

Come and be my private law colleague at UNSW: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53... Two jobs available on corporate and commercial law and/or civil and commercial dispute resolution. This is a fabulous faculty with great colleagues.

5 years after the Bridges case, I fear that #facialrecognition has become fully embedded in policing. The human rights concerns have not gone away.

Another opportunity to join Durham Law School as a three-year career development fellow in public law. A great Law School and a vibrant public law community with opportunities to teach in both core and optional modules, and excellent support for research. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX378/c...

Global Insight: Technology company Palantir is embedded everywhere from NATO to the US immigration enforcement agency. Global Insight assesses the rule of law implications.

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#BBCTalkback Should we really have a discussion about lighting a bonfire, which is built near a substation that supplies two major hospitals and which sits on a site that contains asbestos?

This👇apparently is culture

Thrilled to see that the proofs of my chapter on online disinformation, microtargeting and freedom of expression have arrived. The chapter will be part of Tiina Pajuste’s edited book ‘Human Rights in the Digital Domain: Core Questions’ (out in Nov)

Looking forward to participating in this morning’s #HolyroodDigitalJustice panel on Policing, Justice, and Law Enforcement in a Digital Age @lawstrath.bsky.social

@philippesands.bsky.social on #BBCRadio4: ‘regime change is not allowed under international law.’ Will politicians listen?

The Scottish Languages Bill has passed and so, under its auspices, the Scots language will become an 'official' language of Scotland. I've written a wee blog here about why, despite this, the Scottish Parliament doesn't actually seem all that committed to Scots. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Facial recognition technology is fraught with inaccuracies and both defendants and the broader public have a right to examine the system, we argued in our amicus brief for a case in the New Jersey Supreme Court.

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Should we be concerned about our air fryers? Makers of air fryers and other smart devices told by Information Commissioner’s Office to respect people’s #privacy

💼 We are seeking a Senior Policy Manager with focus on the field of Technology and Democracy. Feel invited to share this vacancy here and elsewhere – or, even better, apply for yourself 😊 🇬🇧 algorithmwatch.org/en/job-openi... 🇩🇪 algorithmwatch.org/de/job-openi...

New job advertised at Newcastle Law School, in which we're looking for potential applicants for a Chair taking across a wide range of legal fields and methodologies. Post open for applications until 7 July. I'd tell you we're lovely, but the VC prefers World Leading: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM417/p...

Breathing fingerprints as a form of #biometric identification? 👇 I suppose the next step is to draw inferences from one’s breathing patterns…

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.

Looking forward to reading @bernardkeenan.bsky.social new book Interception 👇

Our latest “Digital Authoritarianism” in @uchilrev.bsky.social Online. @ariezra.bsky.social and I explore the two-step destructive dance to silence and terrorize critics. We need to see this damage to democracy for what it is. lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archi...

‘An eye on the future’: new report from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social on the governance of #biometric technologies in the UK

New #AI and #biometrics strategy from UK @infocommission.bsky.social

The UK information commissioner’s office is set to step up its scrutiny of AI and biometric technologies amid growing concerns over human rights and data protection. www.holyrood.com/news/view,uk...

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A local authority has backed calls for “gender apartheid” to be recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.