Publications & News Articles
Professor Thomasen speaks to CBC about the privacy issues associated with Clearview A.I.
Professor Thomasen speaks with the CBC regarding the authorities worrisome use of facial recognition.
Robots, Regulation, and the Changing Nature of Public Spaces
Robots are an increasingly common feature in North American public spaces. From regulations permitting broader drone use in public airspace and autonomous vehicle testing on public roads, to delivery robots roaming sidewalks... Read More
Personal Drones, AI and our Privacy
Imagine sitting in your backyard and seeing a drone fly overhead. It hovers. The camera mounted underneath adjusts and seems to be looking at you... Read More
Talk on working paper: Robots Public Spaces
Drones aren’t planes: op-ed
Using the wrong metaphor for unmanned aerial vehicles can have serious policy implications.
Drone Rules: 2018
Kristen speaks to CTV about new drone rules.
Legalities of Autonomous Vehicles
Beyond Airspace Safety: A Feminist Perspective on Drone Privacy Regulation
Presented at We Robot 2017 (Yale Law School, New Haven CT, March 31-April 1). Published in Canadian Journal of Law and Technology (2018 vol. 16) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers...
Robotics and AI: Social and Economic Impacts
Drone Rules: 2017
Kristen Thomasen on 2017 Drone Rules
Drone Rules: 2016
Thomasen speaks with CBC Windsor about changes to drone rules