The Government of Canada recently launched the development of Canada’s 2025–2029 National Action Plan (NAP) on Open Government. The Open Government team collaborated with the civil society members of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government to co-create the 2025–2029 NAP key themes. As foundational elements of the 2025–2029 NAP commitments and milestones, the themes set … [Read more...] about Open Government Consultation
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Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Dozens of leading civil society organizations, corporations, experts and academics released an open letter to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, calling for the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) to be withdrawn and given a full public consultation. AIDA is currently bundled into the government’s proposed privacy legislation, Bill … [Read more...] about Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Experts Voices Concerns Over the Proposed Changes to UK Investigatory Powers Act’s Notices Regime
The proposed amendments to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) have prompted a powerful open letter addressed to the UK Home Secretary from security experts united in their commitment to a secure, reliable, and inclusive internet. Their profound concerns highlight the detrimental impacts on digital security and privacy that these changes would have, namely that … [Read more...] about Experts Voices Concerns Over the Proposed Changes to UK Investigatory Powers Act’s Notices Regime
Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online
Canada’s digital charter carried a core promise of keeping Canadians safe and secure online when it was announced in 2019. Yet, it appears to have become a legislative version of vapourware – a product announced, never to be released. Not one of the charter’s underlying bills has become law. The government even initially refused to share many … [Read more...] about Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online
Controversial Data Protection Bill pushed through UK House of Common
In a move that would be surprising if its proponents weren’t so predictable, the UK Government brought the "Data Protection and Digital Information Bill” back to life by having a second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 29th. The first version of the Bill, proposed by Nadine Dorries in July 2022, was withdrawn on 8 March 2023 after having had only one … [Read more...] about Controversial Data Protection Bill pushed through UK House of Common
EU Parliament Moves to Protect Privacy
European Parliament's negotiators reached a broad majority agreement this week on a common position concerning the controversial EU chat control bill, which threatened to undermine privacy and encryption across the internet. The European Parliament’s position, agreed upon by all parties, removes indiscriminate bulk scanning and automated reporting of private messages … [Read more...] about EU Parliament Moves to Protect Privacy
