Recommended Reading

Your Face Belongs To Us
— Kashmir Hill

The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy
— Ignacio Cofone

1984 — George Orwell — 1984
— George Orwell

Beginner’s Introduction to Privacy
— Naomi Brockwell

The Digital Person — Daniel Solove

Privacy Is Hard and Seven Other Myths: Achieving Privacy through Careful Design — Jaap-Henk Hoepman — Privacy Is Hard and Seven Other Myths: Achieving Privacy through Careful Design
— Jaap-Henk Hoepman

2021-2022 Annotated Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts — David Goodis — 2021-2022 Annotated Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts
— David Goodis

Unravelling DNA: An explainer on the political and social consequences of DNA testing and databases — Zara Rabman — Unravelling DNA: An explainer on the political and social consequences of DNA testing and databases
— Zara Rabman

Why Privacy Matters — Neil Richards — Why Privacy Matters
— Neil Richards

Privacy Protection and Commercial Expression — Danielle Olofsson — Privacy Protection and Commercial Expression
— Danielle Olofsson

Compliance with Canadian Data Protection Laws: Are retailers measuring up? — Philippa Lawson — Compliance with Canadian Data Protection Laws: Are retailers measuring up?
— Philippa Lawson

Privacy, Technology and the Criminal Process — Andrew Roberts, Joe Purshouse, Jason Bosland — Privacy, Technology and the Criminal Process
— Andrew Roberts, Joe Purshouse, Jason Bosland

Understanding Privacy — Heather Burns — Understanding Privacy
— Heather Burns

The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age — Danielle Keats Citron — The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age
— Danielle Keats Citron

Group Privacy: New Challenges Of Data Technologies — Linnet Taylor — Group Privacy: New Challenges Of Data Technologies
— Linnet Taylor

1984 The Graphic Novel — George Orwell — 1984 The Graphic Novel
— George Orwell

On Privacy and Technology
— Daniel Solove

Atlas of AI — Kate Crawford — Atlas of AI
— Kate Crawford

Ethical Data and Information Management: Concepts, Tools and Methods — Katherine O'keefe and Daragh O'Brien — Ethical Data and Information Management: Concepts, Tools and Methods
— Katherine O’keefe and Daragh O’Brien

Anonymizing Health Data — Khaled El Emam & Luk Arbuckle — Anonymizing Health Data
— Khaled El Emam & Luk Arbuckle

Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World — Bruce Schneier — Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
— Bruce Schneier

Data Action: Using Data for Public Good — Sarah Williams — Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
— Sarah Williams

The Chief Data Officer Handbook for Data Governance — Sunil Soares — The Chief Data Officer Handbook for Data Governance
— Sunil Soares

Data Governance: How To Design, Deploy, And Sustain An Effective Data Governance Program — John Ladley — Data Governance: How To Design, Deploy, And Sustain An Effective Data Governance Program
— John Ladley

Privacy as Trust: Information Privacy for an Information Age — Ari Ezra Waldman — Privacy as Trust: Information Privacy for an Information Age
— Ari Ezra Waldman

Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech — Cyrus Farivar — Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech
— Cyrus Farivar

Counting: How we use Numbers to Decide What Matters — Deborah Stone — Counting: How we use Numbers to Decide What Matters
— Deborah Stone

Good Data: An Optimist's Guide to our Digital Future — Sam Gilbert — Good Data: An Optimist’s Guide to our Digital Future
— Sam Gilbert

The Ethics of Medical Data Donation — Jenny Krutzinna and Luciano Floridi (Eds) — The Ethics of Medical Data Donation
— Jenny Krutzinna and Luciano Floridi (Eds)

Future Ethics — Cennydd Bowles — Future Ethics
— Cennydd Bowles

Technology is Not Neutral — Stephanie Hare — Technology is Not Neutral
— Stephanie Hare

Your Computer Is on Fire — Thomas S. Mullaney, Benjamin Peters, Mar Hicks and Kavita Philip (Eds.) — Your Computer Is on Fire
— Thomas S. Mullaney, Benjamin Peters, Mar Hicks and Kavita Philip (Eds.)

Ethics and the Contemporary World — David Edmonds — Ethics and the Contemporary World
— David Edmonds

Future Crimes: How Our Radical Dependence on Technology Threatens Us All — Marc Goodman — Future Crimes: How Our Radical Dependence on Technology Threatens Us All
— Marc Goodman

Spies Lies and Algorithms — Amy B. Zegart — Spies Lies and Algorithms
— Amy B. Zegart

Privacy and Healthcare Data - Christina Munns and Subhajit Basu — Privacy and Healthcare Data
— Christina Munns and Subhajit Basu

We, the Robots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of the Law — Simon Chesterman — We, the Robots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of the Law
— Simon Chesterman

We're All Porn Stars: Cybersecurity and the Human Firewall — Rob May — We’re All Porn Stars: Cybersecurity and the Human Firewall
— Rob May

We See It All: Liberty and Justice in an Age of Perpetual Surveillance — Jon Fasman — We See It All: Liberty and Justice in an Age of Perpetual Surveillance
— Jon Fasman

Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing — Matt Stroud — Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing
— Matt Stroud

The Unseen Teen: The Challenges of Building Healthy Tech for Young People — Ananda Lenhart & Kelliw Owens — The Unseen Teen: The Challenges of Building Healthy Tech for Young People
— Ananda Lenhart & Kelliw Owens

The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us To Choose Between Privacy And Freedom? — David Brin — The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us To Choose Between Privacy And Freedom?
— David Brin

The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy — Violet Blue — The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy
— Violet Blue

The Privacy Engineer's Manifesto: Getting from Policy to Code to QA to Value — Michelle Finneran Dennedy — The Privacy Engineer’s Manifesto: Getting from Policy to Code to QA to Value
— Michelle Finneran Dennedy

The Privacy Prescription: Why Health Data Privacy Is in Critical Condition and How to Fix It — Jacqueline Kimmel — The Privacy Prescription: Why Health Data Privacy Is in Critical Condition and How to Fix It
— Jacqueline Kimmel

The Privacy Officer’s Guide to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2022 Edition — Timothy Banks — The Privacy Officer’s Guide to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2022 Edition
— Timothy Banks

The Promise Of Access: Technology, Inequality, and The Political Economy Of Hope — Daniel Greene — The Promise Of Access: Technology, Inequality, and The Political Economy Of Hope
— Daniel Greene

The Blunders of Our Governments — Anthony King, Ivor Crewe — The Blunders of Our Governments
— Anthony King, Ivor Crewe

I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did — Lori Andrews — I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did
— Lori Andrews

The Broken Window — Jeffery Deaver — The Broken Window
— Jeffery Deaver

The Chief Data Officer Handbook for Data Governance — Sunil Soares — The Chief Data Officer Handbook for Data Governance
— Sunil Soares

The Darkest Web: Drugs, Death And Destroyed Lives . . . The Inside Story Of The Internet's Evil Twin — Eileen Ormsby — The Darkest Web: Drugs, Death And Destroyed Lives . . . The Inside Story Of The Internet’s Evil Twin
— Eileen Ormsby

The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver, and Manipulate in the Digital Age — Adam Segal — The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver, and Manipulate in the Digital Age
— Adam Segal

The Law of Privacy, 3rd Edition — Michael Power — The Law of Privacy, 3rd Edition
— Michael Power

The Nazi Census: Identification and Control in the Third Reich — Gotz Aly, Edwin Black, Karl Heinz Roth — The Nazi Census: Identification and Control in the Third Reich
— Gotz Aly, Edwin Black, Karl Heinz Roth

The Panoptic Sort: A Political Economy of Personal Information — Oscar Gandy Jr. — The Panoptic Sort: A Political Economy of Personal Information
— Oscar Gandy Jr.

The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future — Geoffrey Cain — The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
— Geoffrey Cain

The Politics of Personal Information: Surveillance, Privacy, and Power in West Germany — Larry Frohman — The Politics of Personal Information: Surveillance, Privacy, and Power in West Germany
— Larry Frohman

The Back Box Society — Frank Pasquale — The Back Box Society
— Frank Pasquale

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power — Shoshana Zuboff — The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
— Shoshana Zuboff

Teams that Work — Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas — Teams that Work
— Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas

Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story — Brittany Kaiser — Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower’s Inside Story
— Brittany Kaiser

System Error - Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How we can Reboot — Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, Jeremy M. Weinstein — System Error – Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How we can Reboot
— Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, Jeremy M. Weinstein

Sedona Canada Commentary on Discovery of Social Media

Profit over Privacy: How Surveillance Advertising Conquered the Internet — Matthew Crain

Re-Engineering Humanity — Brett Fischmann

Raising Humans in a Digital World — Diana Graber

Programmed Inequality — Mar Hicks

Promoting confidence in electronic commerce: legal issues on international use of electronic authentication and signature methods — United Nation Commission on International Trade Law

Privacy Matters: Conversations about Surveillance within and beyond the Classroom — Estee Beck, Les Hutchinson Campos, eds.

Privacy's Blueprint: The Battle To Control The Design Of New Technologies — Woodrow Hartzog — Privacy’s Blueprint: The Battle To Control The Design Of New Technologies — Woodrow Hartzog

Privacy and Technologies of Identity: A Cross-Disciplinary Conversation - Katherine Strandburg and Daniela Stan Raicu (Eds) — Privacy and Technologies of Identity: A Cross-Disciplinary Conversation — Katherine Strandburg and Daniela Stan Raicu (Eds)

Pandemic Surveillance
— David Lyon

Privacy at the Margins - Scott Skinner-Thompson — Privacy at the Margins — Scott Skinner-Thompson

Immortal King Rao — Vauhini Vara — Immortal King Rao
— Vauhini Vara

Permanent Record — Edward Snowden

Intermediary liability and freedom of expression in the EU: from concepts to safeguards — Aleksandra Kuczerawy — Intermediary liability and freedom of expression in the EU: from concepts to safeguards
— Aleksandra Kuczerawy

Privacy and Healthcare Data — Christina Munns and Subhajit Basu — Privacy and Healthcare Data
— Christina Munns and Subhajit Basu

Pandemic Privacy: A preliminary analysis of collection technologies, data collection laws, and legislative reform during COVID-19 — Benjamin Ballard, Amanda Cutinha, Christopher Parsons

Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security — Daniel J. Solve

No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, The NSA, And The U.S. Surveillance State — Glenn Greenwald

Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America — Christopher Wylie

Landmark Cases in Privacy Law — Paul Wragg and Peter Coe (Eds)

Invisible Women: Data Bias In A World Designed For Men — Caroline Criado Perez

International Transactions In Services: The Politics Of Transborder Data Flows — Karl P. Sauvant — International Transactions In Services: The Politics Of Transborder Data Flows
— Karl P. Sauvant

Invasion Of Privacy: A Novel — Christopher Reich — Invasion Of Privacy: A Novel
— Christopher Reich

In the Camps: China's High-Tech Penal Colony — Darren Byler — In the Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony
— Darren Byler

Between Truth and Power — Julie E. Cohen — Between Truth and Power
— Julie E. Cohen

How the Internet Really Works An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance — Article 19 — How the Internet Really Works An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance
— Article 19

Group Privacy: New Challenges Of Data Technologies — Linnet Taylor — Group Privacy: New Challenges Of Data Technologies
— Linnet Taylor

Determann's Field Guide to Data Privacy Law — Lothar Determann — Determann’s Field Guide to Data Privacy Law
— Lothar Determann

Delete: The virtue of forgetting in the digital age — Viktor Mayer-Schönberger — Delete: The virtue of forgetting in the digital age
— Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

The Cuckoo's Egg — Cliff Stoll — The Cuckoo’s Egg
— Cliff Stoll

Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers — Nishant Bhajaria — Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers
— Nishant Bhajaria

Data Privacy for Marketing Professionals — Peter Gaspar — Data Privacy for Marketing Professionals
— Peter Gaspar

Data Governance: How To Design, Deploy, And Sustain An Effective Data Governance Program — John Ladley — Data Governance: How To Design, Deploy, And Sustain An Effective Data Governance Program
— John Ladley

The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America — Sarah E. Ago — The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America
— Sarah E. Ago

Deceitful Media – Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test — Simone Natale — Deceitful Media – Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test
— Simone Natale

Cyber Privacy: Who Has Your Data and Why You Should Care — April Falcon Doss — Cyber Privacy: Who Has Your Data and Why You Should Care
— April Falcon Doss

Between Truth and Power — Julie E. Cohen — Between Truth and Power
— Julie E. Cohen

Automating Inequality — Virginia Eubanks — Automating Inequality
— Virginia Eubanks

Algorithms of Oppression — Safiya Umoja Noble — Algorithms of Oppression
— Safiya Umoja Noble

The Everyday Life of an Algorithm — Daniel Neyland — The Everyday Life of an Algorithm
— Daniel Neyland

Affaires privées : aux sources du capitalisme de surveillance — Christophe Masutti — Affaires privées : aux sources du capitalisme de surveillance
— Christophe Masutti

Good Data: An Optimist's Guide to our Digital Future — Sam Gilbert — Good Data: An Optimist’s Guide to our Digital Future
— Sam Gilbert

Future Crimes: How Our Radical Dependence on Technology Threatens Us All — Marc Goodman

A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age — Laura A. Millar — A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age
— Laura A. Millar

Contract Redlining Etiquette: How to leverage the power of redlines for faster and smarter contract negotiations — Nada Alnajafi — Contract Redlining Etiquette: How to leverage the power of redlines for faster and smarter contract negotiations
— Nada Alnajafi

Ethical Data and Information Management — Katherine O'keefe, Daragh O'Brien — Ethical Data and Information Management
— Katherine O’keefe, Daragh O’Brien

Cybersecurity for Everyone — David B. Skillicorn — Cybersecurity for Everyone
— David B. Skillicorn

Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets — Brett Scott — Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets
— Brett Scott

Breached! — Daniel J. Solve and Woodrow Hartzog — Breached!
— Daniel J. Solve and Woodrow Hartzog

Data Action: Using Data for Public Good — Sarah Williams — Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
— Sarah Williams

Blacked Out — Alasdair Roberts — Blacked Out
— Alasdair Roberts

Architects of Intelligence — Martin Ford — Architects of Intelligence
— Martin Ford

Industry Unbound: The Inside Story of Privacy, Data, and Corporate Power — Ari Ezra Waldman — Industry Unbound: The Inside Story of Privacy, Data, and Corporate Power
— Ari Ezra Waldman

Fundamentals of Privacy and Freedom of Information in Canada, 2nd Edition — Ashlee Barber, Marc-Aurèle Racicot, Michel Drapeau — Fundamentals of Privacy and Freedom of Information in Canada, 2nd Edition
— Ashlee Barber, Marc-Aurèle Racicot, Michel Drapeau

Health Professionals' Education in the Age of Clinical Information Systems, Mobile Computing and Social Networks — Aviv Shachak, Elizabeth M. Borycki and Shmuel P. Reis, eds. — Health Professionals’ Education in the Age of Clinical Information Systems, Mobile Computing and Social Networks — Aviv Shachak, Elizabeth M. Borycki and Shmuel P. Reis, eds.

Behind The Enigma: The Authorized History of GCHQ, Britain's Secret Cyber-intelligence Agency — John Ferris — Behind The Enigma: The Authorized History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber-intelligence Agency
— John Ferris

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