The Orwellian hellscape described in the classic book Nineteen Eighty-Four is being put in place in Canada in the form of three pieces of legislation currently making their way through the House of Commons. There is far too little public attention being given to the federal government’s attempted power grab that will alter Canadians’ rights and freedom. The Carney government is … [Read more...] about Combination of legislative bills strips away Canadians’ rights
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Global Comparative Testing of Responses to FOI Requests
Today, on International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) relesed a report on the Global Comparative Testing of Responses to Requests for Information, the first global exercise in which the same two requests for information were put to public authorities in as many of the 140 countries with right to information (RTI) laws as … [Read more...] about Global Comparative Testing of Responses to FOI Requests
Building a Shared Framework for Digital Literacy in Canada
Participate in an upcoming national initiative to define common terms, share practical guidance, and outline a shared approach to digital literacy in Canada. Led by Social Economy Through Social Inclusion (SETSI), with support from the Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the initiative seeks to engage diverse … [Read more...] about Building a Shared Framework for Digital Literacy in Canada
Report: Surveillance & Algorithmic Management at Work
The proliferation of surveillance technologies has seen them become a commonplace tool used by management in public, private, and nonprofit organizations. The largely unregulated deployment of surveillance tools has resulted in them being deeply entrenched in the modern workplace, with employees who know of their existence resigned to their presence. Surveillance can take … [Read more...] about Report: Surveillance & Algorithmic Management at Work
New NIST Password Guidelines
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Privacy-friendly and encrypted messaging services are to be penalized
Canada now has a clear model to follow for implementing its own online harms legislation — Bill C-63 — that will undermine fundamental rights to digital privacy of correspondence and secure encryption. A document leaked yesterday by the news portal netzpolitik.org reveals for the first time which messenger and chat services are to be labelled as "high risk" according to the … [Read more...] about Privacy-friendly and encrypted messaging services are to be penalized
