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Two Mount Wachusett Community College Criminal Justice professors will be discussing modern surveillance techniques and their repercussions on Wednesday, October 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Levi Heywood Memorial Library at 鈥淏ig Brother Meets Alexa: Surveillance in 1984 and 2018.鈥�

The discussion will be led by 亚色影库 Criminal Justice Program Chair Reed Hillman and Assistant Professor James Bigelow. The two have numerous years of criminal justice experience, with Hillman having served as the Superintendent of the State Police and Bigelow having been an investigator and supervisor in the State Police Detective Unit for Worcester County. The two will share not only their knowledge of police surveillance techniques, but how private companies are mining their customers鈥� data.

鈥淚t permeates every aspect of your life,鈥� said Bigelow.

The two former law enforcement officers will cover current surveillance trends and technology. These topics will include the surveillance state in China, facial recognition software, artificial intelligence and the use of DNA by law enforcement and private companies.

鈥淭he trends against privacy are mostly in big data and artificial intelligence,鈥� said Hillman. 鈥淭he fact is, everything is monitored.鈥�

The lecture is part of the 亚色影库 Humanities Project, which is funded by a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This year鈥檚 activities (which include lectures, film screenings, and a poetry reading) are built around George Orwell鈥檚 book 1984 and what relation the world of that book has to our current way of life. A full list of activities, and more information about the Humanities Project, is available at mwcc.edu/humanitiesproject.

The other lectures are:

November 15, 2018

鈥淪exuality and Gender in The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale and 1984鈥� 6:30 p.m. at Beals Library in Winchendon

February 21, 2019

鈥淔ake News: How to Spot It; What to Do About It?鈥� 6:30 PM at the Leominster Public Library

April 4, 2019

鈥淟ecture: Can the US Constitution Save us From 1984?鈥� 6:30 p.m. at the Athol Public Library