{"id":1714,"date":"2016-07-29T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T22:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2016-07-29T09:52:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T23:52:39","slug":"cjrc-researchers-present-at-commonwealth-parliamentarians-workshop-on-cybersecurity-and-cybercrime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/2016\/07\/29\/cjrc-researchers-present-at-commonwealth-parliamentarians-workshop-on-cybersecurity-and-cybercrime\/","title":{"rendered":"CJRC Researchers Present at Commonwealth Parliamentarians Workshop on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this week, CJRC researchers Dr. Monique Mann<\/a>,\u00a0Dr. Cassandra Cross<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Angela Daly<\/a>\u00a0presented at the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians held at Queensland Parliament House.<\/p>\n

The four-day workshop was\u00a0the opening element of a major Commonwealth Parliamentary Project<\/a> on cybercrime and cybersecurity run in partnership with the Organization of American States and the Commonwealth Secretariat\u00a0and\u00a0funded by the UK\u2019s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.<\/p>\n

On Day 1, Dr. Mann and Dr. Daly presented in a session focused on cyberactivism <\/em><\/strong>which analysed\u00a0whether online political activism should be viewed as a threat or attack, particularly in the light of WikiLeaks and Snowden.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Mann posed the question of how parliamentarians can ensure that individual privacy is balanced with collective security. She argued that current surveillance strategies often impacted upon privacy, constantly creating\u00a0new challenges.<\/p>\n

Dr. Daly focused on the role of human rights in cyberactivism, stating strongly that it shouldn\u2019t be framed in terms of a threat, arguing that it should be described as online political participation.<\/p>\n

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On day 3, Dr. Cross’ presentation focused\u00a0on the victims of cybercrime<\/em><\/strong>. She made the point that cybercrime is about more than just money, reminding delegates of the impact it has on victims’ lives, including mental health, arguing that victims often suffer shame and stigma.<\/p>\n

To find out more\u00a0about the work of CPA UK, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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