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Thomas Linder
Thomas Linder (he/him) has a PhD in Sociology from Queen’s University where he wrote his dissertation on the intersection of digital surveillance technologies, policing and the social and political impacts involved. He works as an interdisciplinary researcher on a range of topics including community economic development, urban innovation, social housing, community engagement and learning, and other progressive areas. Find him on Twitter at @praxisandpeople
A dangerous path: Police use of DNA phenotyping raises ethical red flags
What happened is a symptom of a much larger problem. In an attempt to keep up with high-tech innovation, police worldwide are increasingly buying, with…
Canada’s smart tech future: Open cities or opaque surveillance?
New research shows that police forces across Canada are building extensive digital surveillance hubs without any public engagement. Smart city projects use very similar technologies with the same dangers, yet here residents and municipalities are increasingly implementing Open Smart City principles to avoid potential harms and strengthen public oversight. The police should not be exempt from democratic accountability and the same principles can be applied to them to rebuild it.
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