Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project

We are currently applying and developing our existing research to address the human rights implications of the use of new and emerging technologies during the pandemic. Current work includes: 1) the human rights implications of contact tracing apps 2) the impact of the digital divide, particularly in relation to the rights to education and health and groups in positions of vulnerability (including older persons and violence in the home) 3) the use of algorithms to support health-care decisions, including prioritisation of resource 4) disinformation (both health disinformation and in blaming and scapegoating particular groups for the spread of COVID-19) We are in the early stages of developing further research on policing and refugee protection.