The Competition Bureau (Bureau), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) are joining forces to strengthen information sharing and collaboration on matters that relate to digital markets and platforms. Learn More … [Read more...] about Canadian Digital Regulators Forum established to better serve Canadians in the digital era
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Predictive surveillance software declared unconstitutional
The use of Palantir's predictive surveillance software by police has been declared unconstitutional by the German Federal Constitutional Court, on the basis that its use violates the right to informational self-determination. The landmark ruling concludes a case brought by the German Society for Civil Rights (GFF) last year, hearings for which began in December. The … [Read more...] about Predictive surveillance software declared unconstitutional
In The Camps: China’s High-tech Penal Colony
Novel forms of state violence and colonization have been unfolding for years in China’s vast northwestern region, where more than a million and a half Uyghurs and others have vanished into internment camps and associated factories. Based on hours of interviews with camp survivors and workers, thousands of government documents, and over a decade of research, Darren Byler, one of … [Read more...] about In The Camps: China’s High-tech Penal Colony
Building Back Better Requires Strong, Effective Regulation of Digital World
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien called on Canada's new parliament to adopt modern, rights-based privacy laws that reflect Canadian values and support responsible innovation. Providing businesses of the 4th industrial revolution more flexibility and certainty in the extraction of value from personal data is not the way to accomplish that or to engender the public's trust. … [Read more...] about Building Back Better Requires Strong, Effective Regulation of Digital World
Cyber Privacy: Who Has Your Data And Why You Should Care
“Chilling, eye-opening, and timely, Cyber Privacy makes a strong case for the urgent need to reform the laws and policies that protect our personal data. If your reaction to that statement is to shrug your shoulders, think again. As April Falcon Doss expertly explains, data tracking is a real problem that affects every single one of us on a daily basis.” —General Michael … [Read more...] about Cyber Privacy: Who Has Your Data And Why You Should Care
Ontario Releases Technology and Standards for Digital Identity
The Ontario government is launching the technology and standards that will build Ontario’s digital identity ecosystem tol empower simpler, faster and better access to more convenient and secure online services. When fully launched, Ontario’s Digital ID will allow people and businesses to prove who they are both online and in person with built-in safety features that protect … [Read more...] about Ontario Releases Technology and Standards for Digital Identity