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Global Comparative Testing of Responses to FOI Requests

28/Sep/2025 Leave a Comment

International Day for Universal Access to Information

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

22/May/2025

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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

21/Mar/2025

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

24/Sep/2024

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Privacy-friendly and encrypted messaging services are to be penalized

17/Apr/2024

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

2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service

25/Apr/2023

Ensuring that privacy is protected, and that data is used ethically is essential to public trust. A public service that can manage, safeguard and use data effectively is well equipped to harness opportunities to the benefit of Canadians. With that in mind, broad federal consultations informed the design of the 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service, which was … [Read more...] about 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service

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