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Dr Birgit Schippers

@birgitschippers.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer at Strathclyde Law School. Working on human rights & AI/biometric technologies.

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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 16h
They are quickly catching up. #GarvaghyRoad
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#GarvaghyRoad 👇
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Indeed. And it begs the question why, given the PSNI’s assessment, they are bringing in enforcement.
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Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“They knew that AI facial recognition technology should not be used as the sole basis to extradite and charge a person. Yet they ignored those issues and gave no care to the harm it would do to innocent people like Lipps” abcnews.com/US/grandmoth...
abcnews.com
Grandmother falsely accused of bank theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues for $10M
A Tennessee grandmother who was falsely accused of bank theft crimes in North Dakota and detained for six months is suing for $10 million.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
lrb.co.uk
Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
(1/5) Pentagon leadership has said that by the end of this month, Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become a line item with stable, long-term funding in the defense budget (a "program of record"). #News #Palantir #AI
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What are they preparing us for? 👇
bbc.co.uk
War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?
The military and government say the risk of conflict is growing, but we may not be mentally ready for it
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Girls to be given the legal right to wear trousers. In N. Ireland. In 2028. I rest my case.
bbc.co.uk
NI Schools: Girls to be given right to wear trousers
Guidelines stipulate that school uniform policies for the 2027/28 school year onwards must include the option for girls to wear trousers.
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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Job announcement: please come and work with us at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. We want to hire an officer & operations manager. www.iccl.ie/news/vacancy...
iccl.ie
Could you be ICCL's new Office and Operations Manager?
The deadline to apply is 2pm on Friday 2 October 2026.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Whatever the outcome, the #firewall must hold.
static.klipy.com
Gandalf's Iconic 'You Shall Not Pass' Scene
ALT: Gandalf's Iconic 'You Shall Not Pass' Scene
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Waiting on #SachsenAnhalt #SaxonyAnhalt exit polls. German TV reports high turnout.
tagesschau.de
++ Warum diese Landtagswahl für die Linke so wichtig ist ++
Bereits um 16 Uhr haben mehr Menschen in Sachsen-Anhalt ihre Stimmen abgegeben als bei der vergangenen Landtagswahl. Die Wahlbeteiligung lag bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt bei 65,3 Prozent - zum Vergleich: 2...
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
‘As the Mayor of Manchester’ is the new ‘my dad was a toolmaker’ #PMQs
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Emma the #AI receptionist ‘designed to support access’ has 17 languages plus English - but cannot understand the local Yorkshire accent 🤔
theguardian.com
Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist
‘Emma’ the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm – but health watchdog says system struggling with local ‘twangs’
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The @northernireland.gov.uk executive has published its draft #AI Strategy 👇. The consultation will remain open until 7 October.
executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Thrilled to have received a copy of the paperback edition of my book on Julia Kristeva & Feminist Thought, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social 1/2
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The new #AI Office of Ireland comes into operation today, together with new EU rules on AI #deepfakes and other AI-generated content
rte.ie
New EU rules on AI deepfakes and chatbots
Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled under new EU rules on artificial intelligence, which come into force today.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This article 👇 in the @theguardian.com covers a lot of ground, from #AI enabled lamp posts to #facialrecognition in shops (and not all of it is new). What is concerning is the ‘nothing to hide, nothing to fear’ view expressed by the interviewees 1/2
theguardian.com
Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?
The new breed of camera-equipped streetlights has the potential to fight crime and track down missing persons. Or will it just take Britain one step closer to a surveillance state?
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ICRC Law & Policy Outreach @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Can AI help preserve the memory of atrocities without compromising truth and justice? AI can strengthen access to historical records, but transitional justice still depends on human judgement and context. Read more → bit.ly/3RQUyn5 #IHL #AI #Memorialization
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Facial recognition technology supplied by a Spanish firm and largely banned in the EU is running on around 4,000 cameras across India, Investigate Europe reports.
buff.ly
European AI Firms Scale Banned Facial Recognition Systems in India
From Delhi to Jaipur, India is rolling out facial recognition technology supplied by Spanish company Herta Security to monitor millions of its citizens.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ranking Digital Rights have published a report on the surveillance tech legacy of the FIFA 2026 Men’s World Cup 1/2
rankingdigitalrights.org
No Fair Play: Mapping the 2026 World Cup Surveillance Stack - Ranking Digital Rights
A new report by Ranking Digital Rights shines a light on the role of technology companies in building the surveillance stack of the 2026 World Cup.
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Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance www.techpolicy.press/the-silent-w...
techpolicy.press
The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance
Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) released an investigation into the companies supporting surveillance and policing in the 16 host cities of the 2026 World Cup.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
#TrevorPhillips On Johnson’s claim that Brexit facilitated the rollout of COVID vaccinations 👇
bbc.co.uk
UK vaccine approval: Did Brexit speed up the process?
There have been claims that Brexit allowed the UK to approve a vaccine quicker than the EU, but is that correct?
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Some welcome news: Burnham scraps the so-called ‘Britcard’ #DigitalID scheme
theguardian.com
Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’
Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Excellent opinion piece by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the use of Palantir in the NHS & beyond
theguardian.com
I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan
Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale
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Holly Cullen @hollycullenfreo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I wrote a review essay on a new book on the development of AI targeting in the US - Project Maven by @katrinamanson.bsky.social As an international lawyer, I ask whether current international law is adequate to regulate AI use (probably not) and what are the barriers to more effective regulation.
inside.org.au
Rules of engagement • Holly Cullen
Are we asking the right questions about the military use of artificial intelligence?
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Meta lets users make #AI images from public Instagram profile pics 👇 Is the opt-out meant to reassure people 🤔? Don’t think so
bbc.co.uk
Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Given the Farage saga, it’s worth stating that the Seven Principles of Public Life are part of the Code of Conduct for MPs. The Principles are: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership. 1/2
publications.parliament.uk
The Code of Conduct - Committee on Standards
Report by the House of Commons
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This used to be my local U-Bahn Station, many, many years ago. It is concerning to hear that surveillance technologies with a proven detrimental impact on human rights will be installed here.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A brilliant analysis by @johnnyryan.bsky.social on the RoI’s role and performance (and failure!) re the regulation of Big Tech companies 👇
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 12/06/2026
Have you seen facial recognition used in a school or university? This technology raises serious privacy and human rights concerns. pvcy.org/frtmap
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Just catching up on this great conversation on the use of #AI in international justice with Marta Bo & @benjaminthorne.bsky.social. Highly recommend @asymmetricalh.bsky.social podcast (and hoping for a future session on #facialrecognition & international justice)
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Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The American Civil Liberties Union reported at least 15 documented cases of wrongful arrests from facial recognition misidentifying people since 2019, without any federal regulations setting standards on how the technology should be used. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
politico.com
Wrongful arrest suit sparks fresh scrutiny of police facial recognition
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
See our briefing note on The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025 www.iccl.ie/police-justi...
iccl.ie
Garda AI bill risks confusion and skirting EU rules on facial recognition
A new government Bill which would introduce AI-powered biometric tracking into Irish policing risks creating legal uncertainty, reducing transparency for the public, and weakening fundamental rights.
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/06/2026
From anti-drone tech to face recognition, 2026 World Cup stadiums in the US, Canada, and Mexico are subjecting fans to an array of surveillance tech. Here’s what you need to know. www.wired.com/story/soccer...
wired.com
Soccer Fans, You’re Being Watched
From anti-drone tech to face recognition, 2026 World Cup stadiums in the US, Canada, and Mexico are subjecting fans to an array of surveillance tech. Here’s what you need to know.
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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Only 1 more week left!
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Never mind the headline: Drones cannot have a moral code because morality is not equivalent to code
theguardian.com
Future AI weapons such as drones should have moral code, says former UK spy chief
Software could make ethically superior decisions to humans in high-pressure moments, claims ex-GCHQ head David Omand
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Looks as if Badenoch’s condolences don’t extend to the families of the Springhill victims #PMQs
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Government business should not be conducted on WhatsApp. 🛑 #RidgeAndFrost
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
@amnesty.org @agnescallamard.bsky.social excellent on @skynewsrss.bsky.social Ridge & Frost. Bit of a shame though that an interview on such an important topic was cut short.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Whatever the rights and wrongs of Nicola Sturgeon’s actions, intrusive questions about her sexuality are wholly inappropriate #bbclaurak
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
TB 🔙 Three years ago, we recorded one of our first tech pods on virtual reality and international justice. It felt like a novelty then; it doesn’t anymore. Revisiting that conversation as part of our #AI in International Law mini-series. Have a listen👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
asymmetricalhaircuts.com
Episode 76 – Virtual Legal Reality with Sarah Zarmsky, Brittan Heller and Shirin Anlen
Brittan Heller, Shirin Anlen, Sarah Zarmsky discuss opportunities and challenges of digital reconstructions in international courts
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Luis Alberto Montezuma 路易斯·阿尔贝托·蒙特祖玛 @montezumachavez.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The long wait has finally come to an end. The Commission has finally published its draft guidelines for the classification of high-risk artificial intelligence systems under the EU AI Act. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/d...
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Tbh, I didn’t see this coming: Irish Defence Forces consider purchase of #AI propelled, semi-autonomous weapons systems
e-pages.dk
Defence Forces considers use of AI weapons
French-made systems can be configured to fire on targets without human input.
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Excellent #BBCPanorama programme on #AI generated #deepfakes with @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social
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Jo Grady @drjogrady.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Yesterday Kier Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel, and save 2700 jobs. Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy. This is just one university. Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving. Where is the rescue package for our universities?
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Dix points for My Lovely Horse 🐴 👇
theguardian.com
Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion
National broadcaster RTÉ accused of antisemitism for decision to screen satirical 1996 Eurovision episode in boycott of contest
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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Let’s talk about the economy but for heaven’s sake don’t mention Brexit #bbcqt
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European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int · 07/05/2026
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing five judgments and 12 decisions. 🔗 hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversi... La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme a communiqué aujourd’hui par écrit cinq arrêts et 12 décisions. 🔗 hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversi...
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