Policy Recommendations from Seminar 2
Debating the Technical & Ethical Limits of
Secrecy & Privacy
24th March 2015, Sheffield Univ.
(Seminar Leaders: Dr Emma Briant, Dr Ross Bellaby)
1.
There is a need to raise technological awareness among members of the
public, as well as for journalists and researchers to be technologically aware.
As popular culture is often misleading in what it depicts, it may be helpful to
develop ‘creative’ mediums to communicate surveillance issues and privacy tools
reliably and effectively. This would ensure we are all more informed as well as
reducing the ‘trust deficit’.
2.
With a proper process of application and review, universities should
be able to allocate anonymised, secure research terminals to researchers and
research students looking at sensitive topics.
3.
There needs to be meaningful review of the oversight for surveillance
in the UK as well as greater openness regarding the systems in place to ensure
targeting is carried out in a way that protects minorities and respects free
speech and civil/human rights. We must target incitement and planning of
violent activities. However, extreme
views are not illegal.
4. To
improve oversight, and trust in this process, independent members of the public
should be able to contribute to the Intelligence and Security Committee of
Parliament.
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