Public Lecture Series "Taming the Machines"Cancelled: Public Lecture: Human Rights and the Surveillance State

10 June 2025

Please note: the lecture had to be cancelled at short notice. Facial recognition technology has rapidly transitioned from the realm of science fiction to everyday life, monitoring our activities in public spaces, securing our devices, and being heralded by law enforcement as a crucial tool against crime. In his lecture on June 10, 2025, Dr. Daragh Murray (Queen Mary University London, UK) will discuss facial recognition technology as a central example for the emerging pervasive surveillance ecosystem and address the impact of surveillance on individuals’ ability to freely develop their identity, and what this means for the evolution of democratic society.

About the lecture

When: 10.06.2025, 18:15 - 19:45 CEST/Berlin time

Where:

• If you'll join us on-site, you will find us here: Flü­gelbau West, 2. OG, Raum W 221, Ed­mund-Siemers-Allee 1, 20146 Ham­burg
• For joining us virtual at the Zoom Webinar: The access data for the webinar will be sent to you by e-mail after registration on our research group’s website and are valid for all lectures of the series.

Registration and complete program of „Taming the Machines“ lecture series:
https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/eit/taming-the-machines/summer25.html