Workshop: Mapping digital inscriptions and traces in the commodification of ‘security’

[Wendy Philpott]

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies is co-hosting Adam Molnar<http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/adam-molnar> from Deakin University, Australia. In addition to his CrySP Privacy Series talk<https://crysp.uwaterloo.ca/speakers/20180925-Molnar>, Professor Molnar is giving a two-hour hands-on methods workshop this Wednesday, September 26, open to all (faculty, students, staff).

The workshop will be held in PAS 2030, Sept 26, 1:30 to 3:30 PM. No registration required.

Mapping digital inscriptions and traces in the commodification of ‘security’
The private security market is a notoriously opaque object of study. Secrecy and limitations on access often constrain scholarly investigation into the details and practices associated with the commodification of ‘security’. Drawing upon an existing study into the use of consumer spyware technologies (commonly referred to as ‘stalkerware’), this workshop provides hands-on experience of ‘off-the-shelf’ digital marketing platforms, and explores how these platforms can be re-purposed as a useful means to facilitate critical scholarly inquiry. Read more about preparing for the workshop<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/mapping-digital-inscriptions-and-traces-commodification>.

About Adam Molnar
Adam Molnar is a Lecturer in Criminology at Deakin University where he is a member of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation and the Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation. He has published numerous academic articles at the intersection of technology and socio-legal studies with a particular focus on surveillance and privacy. Much of this work involves analyses of developments in policing and security intelligence across Australian and Canadian jurisdictions. He is also currently Vice-Chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation.

Questions about the workshop? Contact Professor Janice Aurini<mailto:jaurini at uwaterloo.ca> or Professor Kate Henne<mailto:khenne at uwaterloo.ca>.

This is the first workshop in our 2018-2019 Transnational Talks series, a new Department of Sociology and Legal Studies initiative supported by Waterloo International<https://uwaterloo.ca/international/>, which aims to foster international collaboration and enhance methods training and exposure among faculty and students.



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