Six academics have been awarded new Institute Fellowships from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. The Fellowship allows for staff to pursue a cross-Faculty programme of work for six months within one of the new interdisciplinary institutes at King
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Big tech now encourages us to monitor everything from our heart rate to our glucose levels via smartphones and watches. How much privacy have we lost to the promise of self improvement - and is it time to stop?<br>
Tracing the Untraceable: New Technologies that Monitor Displaced Persons and the History of Population Control
24.May.2021 9:00 AM . 10 min read
For the 30 million refugees in the world today, a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ID Card is a golden ticket to food, shelter, education, and cash, all provided by the helping hand of the international community. In addition, these ID cards initiate the process of applying for asylum or resettlement. What does it cost to earn one of these extraordinary documents? Only the rights to your own photograph, iris scans, fingerprints, personal and family history, health data, and all available prior legal documentation. According to a 2020 UN Report, over 37 million refugees had indeed given up this information and been registered with the UN’s Biometric Identity Management System (BIMS).