David Lyon, Queen's University

Research

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Surveillance and Social Sorting Big Data Surveillance Identification Regimes Privacy Information Technologies Christian Social Critique

Latest papers

Biometrics, identification and surveillance.
Bioethics · 2008 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Impact Award: Insight
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$50,000
The new transparency: surveillance and social sorting
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$2,499,999
Surveillance and social sorting in a post-9/11 world
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 7 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Biometrics, identification and surveillance.

Lyon D

Bioethics2008First author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00697.x PMID: 18959732

Impact Award: Insight

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Award

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: sociology; history; communications; surveillance; privacy; risk; social divisions; human dignity; social control; clasification; power

$50,000

The new transparency: surveillance and social sorting

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: surveillance; social sorting; privacy; security; civil liberties; human rights; governance; profiling; new media

$2,499,999

Surveillance and social sorting in a post-9/11 world

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: surveillance; social sorting; privacy; security; civil liberties; human rights; governance; profiling; new media

$20,000

The globalization of personal data

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: new economy; information technology; personal data flows; globalization; governance; mobilities; surveillance; risk; privacy; social ordering; data sharing; information society; employment; citizens; consumers; security; social networks

$1,927,198

The globalization of personal data

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: personal data processing; privacy; social sorting; searchable databases; globalization

$30,000

Surveillance, risk management and social ordering in a global information society

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Challenges and Opportunities of a Knowledge-based Economy

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

$5,000

Surveillance, risk, and social ordering in a global information society

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Challenges and Opportunities of a Knowledge-based Economy

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: surveillance; privacy; social divisions; human dignity; monitoring; social control; classification; risk; resistance; power

$360,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Surveillance and Social Sorting Dear Professor Lyon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Biometrics, identification and surveillance." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]