Digital Rights Now – Sign the Petition
A few months ago, we proposed a bill of rights for learning data. While the need for reform within the context of our university systems is still real, events like the Cambridge Analytics scandal—which occurred in the interim—highlight the need for all Canadians to have a bill of rights to protect their digital identities. Today, […]
New on the Podcast: The City with Eyes
The Digital Tattoo Podcast – Episode 5 As the government of Canada slowly prepares to embrace the future of city building, a small plot of land races ahead to become the nation’s first smart city. Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., is developing a proposal for 12 acres on the downtown […]
How to Access Information Collected From Your Digital Accounts
Terms and Conditions – TL;DR: Take My Data Terms and conditions of use often bind users to agreements in unsuspecting ways about the use, storage, sale, transfer, and deletion of their account, data, or identity. Examples include popular software such as Twitter, which stipulates that they can profit from selling your pictures without prior […]
Digital Piracy (Part 3) – Who Decides What is Considered Pirated Material? The Changing Face of Copyright Judgement in Canada
What is the IPRA? The Internet Piracy Review Agency (IPRA) is a proposed non-profit corporation by a coalition of companies including Bell Canada, Rogers, Cineplex, CBC, Corus, Toronto International Film Festival, and Cinémas Guzzo (collectively known as Fair Play Canada) to maintain a list of websites that have hosted or distributed pirated material and force […]
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