Canada's National Security Transparency Advisory Group has issued its fourth report that offers a sampling of some of the risks, challenges and opportunities related to digitization that were raised by multiple stakeholders over time. The report notes the Canadian Government's acknowledgement that efforts to expand its digital capabilities give rise to important questions of … [Read more...] about The Digitization of National Security: Technology, Transparency & Trust
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ECHR bans general weakening of secure end-to-end encryption
The European Court of Human Rights has banned a general weakening of secure end-to-end encryption, a move that could jeopardize Canada's international trade relations. The EU recently renewed Canada's adequacy status, an important measure to facilitate continued international trade and information sharing between Canada and European nations and companies, but proposed … [Read more...] about ECHR bans general weakening of secure end-to-end encryption
Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning
A new report, written by an all-star group of eminent security experts, reveals that Client Side Scanning (CSS) — hailed by some as the answer to protecting children from online harms — by its nature creates serious security and privacy risks for all society, while the assistance it can provide for law enforcement is at best problematic. There are multiple ways in which CSS can … [Read more...] about Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning
Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
In the past month, PACC president Sharon Polsky, MAPP had the honor of being invited to testify before the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) to contribute to its study of Bill C-27, and the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI), which is studying the Use of Social Media Platforms for Data Harvesting and Unethical or Illicit … [Read more...] about Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
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
When Private Messages Aren’t Private
A coalition of 93 groups has called on Slack to protect its users by offering end-to-end encryption for messages, and adding blocking and reporting features to help protect users from harassment. The signers include digital rights and civil society groups, businesses, organizations, communities, as well as privacy-focused businesses and associations, and individuals who … [Read more...] about When Private Messages Aren’t Private
