In Droning On, Charlotte Sandry introduced readers to the challenges posted by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) posted to existing Canadian nautical regulations and to privacy breach issues. Canadian public is cautious about the growing use…
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– Â Ann Barrow, Paralegal Student, Centennial College “Is the Fox Guarding the Hen House?” Background: Stephen Harper nominated Daniel Therrien, current Assistant Deputy Solicitor General, for the position of privacy watchdog. Not merely a political…
As a UWO student (and at many other Canadian universities,) you automatically pay an annual fee to an organization called Access Copyright. An item is included in your student activity fee, and it used to…
Uncle Sam has $30M to bypass Chinese, Iranian ‘Net filters By Nate Anderson Need to get around a Chinese government firewall? Burning to smuggle your samizdat writings past Iranian Internet censorship? Hoping to blog with…
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Call for Participation Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop May 12-15, 2011, University of Toronto, Canada Digitally mediated surveillance (DMS) is an increasingly prevalent, but still largely invisible, aspect of daily life. As we…
According to a recent ruling of the SCC, the right to access to government records is now protected by the Charter. In a unanimous 7-0 ruling in Ontario (Public Safety and Security) v. Criminal Lawyer’s…
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While the internet provides users with an environment in which socially valuable anonymous speech can flourish, it also provides users with an opportunity to defame others behind a shield of anonymity. If these users can…
Despite all the hype about body scanners, there are some very significant limitations to their use. One issue is limitation of use on children, which can violate child pornography laws. Statements by Canadian officials that…
We seem to be getting mixed messages today about the use of body scanners in Canada. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada conducted two Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for the Canadian Air Transport Security Association (CATSA)…
By now, regular readers are very familiar with this ongoing saga out of Maricopa County, Arizona: it all began back in October when, during a sentencing hearing, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Officer Adam Stoddard stepped up…
