First day of protest: Leiden University students and faculty against the smart camera ‘Overkill System’ #Unseeus #Cameragate

Photo credit: Omroep West https://bit.ly/3dyWn0m

On Tuesday 7 December afternoon, students and faculty of Leiden University gathered on the Cleveringaplaats in front of the University’s Lipsius building to protest the university’s installation of 371 ‘smart cameras’ at the purchase cost of over €200,000. These are being used to count people present in classrooms and buildings across Leiden University.

The protest, which gathered approximately 100 students and staff, lasted one hour, from 13:00 to 14:00. It  was covered in national news by major outlets like the NOS, Nu.nl and the Volkskrant. A second protest is being organized for the 14th of December at 3:30 pm at the Wijnhaven building, part of Leiden University’s campus in the Hague. Read the rest of this entry »

Student Protest : 7 December, 13:00-14:00 Lipsius Leiden

Stickers and slogans against the cameras of Leiden University (photos)

Photos posed in the original article: Stickers en leuzen tegen de camera’s van de Leidse universiteit (foto’s).

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