A draft Children’s Online Privacy Code is being developed, and the OAIC is seeking the public's input. The Code is intended to protect children of any age when they use online services by "strengthening the privacy protections of their personal information.” While the Code is not legislation, it does apply to social media, including the platforms affected by the recent … [Read more...] about Consultation: Children’s Online Privacy Code
Surveillance
Spotlight on social media bans: A parent’s guide
Many parents and campaigners are calling for a ban on social media for under 16s, and their concerns are entirely legitimate. Children have been exposed to worrying levels of harm online for far too long, made worse by design choices that push content through powerful recommendation systems. We all agree that something must change — but experts warn against a social media … [Read more...] about Spotlight on social media bans: A parent’s guide
KISS Campaign Launched
Governments and law enforcement agencies in the EU, Canada, Australia and other countries continue to push measures that weaken encryption, and the spyware market continues to grow unchecked. With that in mind, EDRi has launched a new campaign, Keep It Safe and Secure (KISS). The KISS campaign is led by a group of civil society organisations active at national, European and … [Read more...] about KISS Campaign Launched
Statement on Superintelligence
More than 65,000 people have signed the Statement on Superintelligence, released October 22. Signatories span many backgrounds and beliefs, including: The short-and-sweet Statement calls for “a prohibition on the development of superintelligence, not lifted before there is The Statement has had worldwide coverage, from the Associated Press, … [Read more...] about Statement on Superintelligence
Transparency Performance Indicators
After years of work, the Kantara Initiative Anchored Notice and Consent Work Group has published as Kantara Recommendation "Transparency Performance Indicators". The indicators — TPIs — measure the transparency of PII Controllers (as required by the Council of Europe 108+, GDPR, Quebec Law 25, and others) and map them to open international standards including the ISO/IEC 29100 … [Read more...] about Transparency Performance Indicators
Boundless boundaries of the Strong Borders Act
Days before Parliament recessed for the summer, the Government of Canada introduced the Strong Borders Act, ostensibly to increase security of the Canada/US border and help stem the flow of fentanyl and other contraband. The proposed law does “more to expand the state’s power to access private data in Canada than any law in the past decade” and will have … [Read more...] about Boundless boundaries of the Strong Borders Act
