Human Rights and Digital Technology

Susan Perry is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, France, where she teaches and directs several graduate programs. She was the recipient, with her co-author, of a European Commission grant to support privacy-by-design research and is currently working on technology-related issues in humanitarian law. She has published widely on the convergence between international human rights law and technology. Claudia Roda is Professor of Computer Science and Dean at the American University of Paris. Her research focuses on the impact of digital technology on human behaviour and social structures. She is internationally known for her work on theoretical and applied models for attention computing. Professor Roda’s research has been widely published and generously sponsored by several organisations.

1. Is Wireless Technology Safe?.- 2. User Privacy in a World of Digital Surveillance.- 3. Online Censorship.- 4. The Intent of Things.- 5. Teaching Human Rights and Digital Technology.- Conclusions.